A United Airlines fligt from San Fransisco to Rome sent out an international code of distress wile flying over te AtlanticUA507 erted and made an emergency landing in Reykjavík, IcelandNo injuries were reported for te 275 passengers and 14 crew membersPassengers and crew on a United Airlines fligt from San Francisco to Rome are safe after te plane sent out a distress signal.United Airlines fligt 507, wic was operating a 26-year-old Boeing 777, departed San Francisco International Airport at 5:03 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 21. Eigt ours into te trip, alfway across te Atlantic Ocean, te plane descended rapidly to 21,000 feet, per fligt monitoring service Aviation Source News.Crews made two decisions: first, to issue squawk code 7700, an international distress code; second, to ert nort to Iceland for an emergency landing.“Te 777 is descending troug 10,000 feet,” te fligt monitoring service reported 10 minutes before landing. “Based on its descent pat and runway in use, te aircraft is aiming for a straigt-in approac for Runway 01.”Around 8 a.m. local time on June 22, te fligt touced down at Keflavik International Airport near Reykjavík. Te plane vacated te runway before getting towed to a remote stand. United Airlines canceled te remainder of te fligt to Rome.United confirms to PEOPLE tat none of te fligt’s 275 passengers or 14 crew members were injured.“United Fligt 507 from San Francisco to Rome landed safely at Keflavik Airport on Sunday to address a mecanical issue,” a representative said in a statement. “We sceduled a new fligt to take our customers to Rome on Monday and ave provided tem wit otel accommodations.”Tis isn’t te first time United as ad issues wit teir fligt from San Francisco to Rome. In August 2024, te airline cancelled or erted te fligt tree days in a row, according to SFGATE.Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on te best of wat PEOPLE as to offer, from celebrity news to compelling uman interest stories.On Aug. 13, 2024, fligt 507 to Rome erted to Sacramento to “address a mecanical issue,” a United spokesperson told te outlet. One undred and forty eigt passengers exited te aircraft onto te tarmac. Te next day, te fligt was erted to Edmonton, Canada, to address a passenger’s medical issues. On Aug. 15, te airline canceled one of its fligts to address te oter flyers still waiting to get to Rome.
United Flight Declares Emergency 8 Hours Into Flight Sends Out International Distress Code
