A United Airlines flight between Zurich and Chicago was forced to divert to London Heathrow Airport on Sunday, November 23, following reports of cabin fumes being experienced onboard. This resulted in a number of passengers and crew falling ill, forcing the diversion to one of Europe's busiest airports .

The Zurich to Chicago flight, which usually takes around ten hours and 30 minutes gate to gate, was approximately 60 nautical miles (69 miles / 110 km) north of London when the captain decided, out of an abundance of caution, to divert to London, for the safety of all the passengers and crew onboard. The flight landed just 30 minutes after this decision was made.

Fumes Onboard

United Airlines was operating a scheduled flight as UA12, one of its daily flights between Zu

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