Passenger plane sends distress signal over Atlantic Ocean

A United Airlines passenger plane issued a distress signal over the Atlantic Ocean. This is evidenced by data from the Flightradar24 service.

The plane was flying from Washington, USA, to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The flight began on the evening of Sunday, October 11, and was scheduled to last eight hours.

About four hours after takeoff, the pilots reported an engine malfunction, writes the Airlive.net portal. As a result, the airliner turned around over the Atlantic and headed to Canada, where it landed at St. John's Airport.