MOSCOW (Sputnik) — United flight UA929 entered the holding pattern to burn fuel and was circling 26,000 feet over the Scottish capital at the time of reporting, according to data provided by airlive.net.
Flight American Airlines #UA929 will be landing RWY 24 At Edinburgh. pic.twitter.com/9sPl0RQAVp
— Flight Info & Alerts (@flightmayday) 12 July 2016
The Boeing 767 is currently dumping fuel as it prepares to land at Edinburgh Airport. The aircraft took off from London at 07:00 GMT and was about an hour into its flight when it was determined an emergency landing was necessary.
#UA929 is diverting to Edinburgh as Pilot believes there's a potential fuel issue that needs maintenance ⚠
— Flight Alerts ⚠ (@FlightAlerts777) 12 July 2016
