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A United Airlines flight from Sydney to America was diverted back to Sydney Airport after a mid-air emergency.
Flight UAL830 departed Sydney Airport shortly after 12 Monday and began its journey to San Francisco as it is believed to have a mechanical problem.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft turned around a short time later and landed in Sydney at 2.34pm – just over two and a half hours into the journey.
Firefighters met the plane on the tarmac.
United Airlines flight UAL830 (pictured) from Sydney to the US was diverted back to Sydney Airport following an in-flight emergency
Flight UAL830 (pictured) landed safely in Sydney after suffering a suspected mechanical problem shortly after take-off
All 167 passengers disembarked safely.
In a statement to Daily Mail Australia, United Airlines said the flight was diverted to Sydney ‘due to a maintenance issue’.
“The aircraft landed safely and passengers disembarked normally at the gate,” it said.
“We will provide overnight accommodation for passengers and rebook them to San Francisco tomorrow.”
Passengers disembarked the plane safely (pictured) as it landed back at Sydney Airport