A United Airlines flight from Africa to Washington D.C. had to turn around on Thursday after a "technical issue" caused "unexpected aircraft movement," the airline said.

The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NSTB) has said it is investigating a United Airlines flight from Lagos to Washington

United Airlines has said it is working with aviation authorities in Nigeria and the United States to ascertain the cause of its recent incident.

It is unclear what caused the jolt; United Airlines has said the cause was not severe turbulence, and that it is “working with aviation authorities in the US and Nigeria to understand the cause.”

Six people, four passengers and two crewmembers, were injured on a United Airlines flight Friday from Lagos, Nigeria, to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, according to the airline.

Six people were seriously injured when a United Airlines flight experienced sharp drops in speed during its journey to Washington Dulles International Airport.

Thirty-eight people were injured, six of them hospitalized, after a United Airlines flight from Nigeria to Washington, D.C., experienced problems midair, Nigerian officials said. The nature of the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday it is investigating a United Airlines flight on Friday from Lagos, Nigeria to Washington D.C., in which a sudden aircraft movement led to injuries of passengers and cabin crew.

An unexpected mid-air jolt on a United Airlines flight forced an emergency landing, resulting in six injuries. The flight bound for Washington D.C. from Lagos, Nigeria, experienced a technical issue that resulted in a jolting movement.

An unexpected mid-air jolt on a United Airlines flight forced an emergency landing, resulting in six injuries. The flight bound for Washington D.C. from Lagos, Nigeria, experienced a technical issue that resulted in a jolting movement.

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