Passenger flight diverted to allow Pence plane depart

A United Airlines aircraft that turned back from its Atlantic crossing yesterday due to a technical fault was sent out over Dublin Bay as a delaying tactic rather than landing immediately in Dublin Airport.

Passenger flight diverted to allow Pence plane depart
Wed, 04 Sep, 2019 - 06:45
Catherine Shanahan

A United Airlines aircraft that turned back from its Atlantic crossing yesterday due to a technical fault was sent out over Dublin Bay as a delaying tactic rather than landing immediately in Dublin Airport.

The manoeuvre was to facilitate the departure of US vice president Mike Pence.

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