By aviation writer Scott Mayman
A United Airlines jet remains at Canberra Airport after the plane was diverted to the ACT because of bad weather in Sydney.
United flight 839 took off an hour late from Los Angeles.
It was due to arrive in Sydney, just before 6.30 on Monday morning.
But the international flight was diverted to Canberra… where it remains.
It’s understood, passengers were originally disallowed from entering the main part of the terminal, due to customs and immigration requirements
It’s not the first time a United Jet has made an unscheduled stop in Canberra.
Early last year, another 787 was diverted. It’s crew “timed out”, meaning a fresh United crew had to fly-in to Canberra for the jet to return to Sydney.
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