United Airlines Flight 923 makes emergency landing at Logan International Airport
{{date|August 16, 2006}}

[[w:United Airlines|United Airlines]] Flight 923 from [[w:London|London]] to [[w:Washington D.C.|Washington D.C.]] made an emergency landing at [[w:Boston|Boston's]] [[w:Logan International Airport|Logan International Airport]] following the pilot declaring an in-flight emergency.

The flight had 182 passengers and 12 crew members on board.

A spokesman for Logan International Airport, Phil Orlandella, said the flight was guided to Boston by two fighter jets. 

A 59-year-old woman from [[w:Vermont|Vermont]], evidently suffering from [[w:claustrophobia|claustrophobia]], created an on-board disturbance and had to be restrained by passengers.

The spokesman for [[w:United Airlines|United Airlines]] said that the pilot for the flight declared an in-flight emergency.

[[w:Massport|Massport]] spokesman says that the passengers were removed from the plane and their carry-on items were inspected.

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== Sources ==

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|date=August 17, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO25438/
|title=London flight diverted to Boston
|author=[[Associated Press]]
|pub=WHDH
|date=August 16, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FLIGHT_DIVERTED?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-08-16-10-56-28
|title=Disturbance Diverts London-D.C. Flight
|author=[[Associated Press]]
|pub=AccessNorthGa.com
|date=August 16, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4799057.stm
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United Airlines Flight 923 from London to Washington D.C. made an emergency landing at Boston's Logan International Airport following the pilot declaring an in-flight emergency.

The flight had 182 passengers and 12 crew members on board.

A spokesman for Logan International Airport, Phil Orlandella, said the flight was guided to Boston by two fighter jets. 

A 59-year-old woman from Vermont, evidently suffering from claustrophobia, created an on-board disturbance and had to be restrained by passengers.

The spokesman for United Airlines said that the pilot for the flight declared an in-flight emergency.

Massport spokesman says that the passengers were removed from the plane and their carry-on items were inspected.


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