American plane made a distress signal over the Atlantic

A United Airlines plane flying from Washington to Amsterdam issued a distress signal and changed course to St. John's.

The plane took off from Washington on Sunday at 20.47 local time (3.47 Moscow time) in the direction of Amsterdam.

Code 7700, which the plane issued, indicates a general emergency on board, but is not necessarily related to the threat of a crash.

MOSCOW, October 12 - RIA Novosti. A United Airlines plane flying from Washington to Amsterdam issued a distress signal over the Atlantic Ocean and turned in the direction of Canada, reports the Flightradar24 service.

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"The plane, flying from Washington to Amsterdam, issued a distress signal and changed course, heading to St. John's," the service said in a statement.

The plane took off from Washington on Sunday at 20.47 local time (on Monday 3.47 Moscow time) heading to Amsterdam. However, the plane later sounded Squawk 7700 over the Atlantic Ocean, indicating a "general emergency." The plane turned around and is currently flying towards Canada at St. John's International Airport.