The same United Airlines aircraft had a similar issue earlier this week, with a rapid altitude drop prompting a diversion.

The Washington, DC-bound widebody jet - operating as flight UA613 - reportedly dropped about 200ft, according to accounts ...

Nearly 40 people were injured when a United Airlines flight jolted while flying from Nigeria to the USA. Passengers were ...

Several passengers onboard the United Airlines flight UA613 sustained injury as the aircraft made an emergency return to ...

Altitude data from that flight showed a rapid descent of 1,000 feet about 89 minutes into the flight. It is unclear whether ...

A United Airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing after plummeting mid-air following take-off. At least six ...

Nearly 40 people were injured, with six seriously injured, when a Boeing aircraft operated by United Airlines suddenly ...

A United States flag carrier, United Airlines flight UA613, outbound from Lagos to Washington late Thursday night, declared ...

Six were injured on a United Airlines flight from Lagos to Washington after the plane had a technical issue that caused an ...

Four passengers and two crew members sustained serious injuries, while 27 passengers and five crew members suffered minor ...

A United Airlines flight UA613, outbound from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,  declared an emergency and ...

United Airlines flight UA613, travelling from Lagos to Washington, US. experienced a mid-flight emergency and returned.