United Plane Headed From Newark to South Africa Turns Around Mid-Flight, Returns to N.J.

Flight from Newark to South Africa turns around after medical emergency: United Airlines

An international flight headed to Cape Town, South Africa had to turn around and head back to New Jersey after an in-flight medical emergency.

Jet from Newark to South Africa U-turns over Atlantic when passenger suffers medical emergency

A flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to South Africa was forced to turn around over the Atlantic Ocean early Monday when a passenger suffered a medical emergency, according to the airline.

United passengers faced an 8-hour-long flight to nowhere when their plane U-turned halfway across the Atlantic

The unique routes are possible because United inherited the fifth-freedom rights after acquiring the now-defunct Pan Am's Pacific routes in 1985.Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesA United Airlines plane made a U-turn over the mid-Atlantic and returned to New York on Monday.The flight from Newark to Cape Town turned back after a medical issue, United told Business Insider.236 passengers and 14 crew were in the air for over eight hours before landing back …

United plane headed from Newark to South Africa turns around mid-flight, returns to N.J.

A United Airlines flight from Newark to South Africa turned around about four hours into the flight and returned to New Jersey after a passenger had a medical issue, officials said. United 1122 left the gate at 8:32 p.m. Sunday but didn’t take off until 9:55 p.m. and was back on the ground at Newark Liberty International Airport just after 5 a.m. In all, it traveled 3,416 miles, according to FlightAware.com.

United plane headed from Newark to South Africa turns around mid-flight, returns to N.J.

The fight left New Jersey shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday and returned around 5 a.m. Monday,

After U-turn over middle of Atlantic, United flight UA1122 is returning to Newark after 7 hours in the air

An United Airlines flight to Cape Town turned around over middle of Atlantic, returning to New York. United Airlines flight UA1122 departed Newark Airport more than one hour late at 9:55 PM EST instead of 8:35 PM for a 14-hour flight to Cape Town. The Boeing 787-9 (registered N24988) took off from runway 22R and climbed to 36,000 feet over Atlantic. More than 3 hours into the flight, the crew decided to turn around over middle of Atlantic to ret…