UA6872 and UA6872 - delays

[Ash W]

Just checked my booking for my flight to LAX tomorrow on UA840 and for some reason it shows the SYD-LAX leg as being cancelled. Not sure why as both the LAX and SFO a/c are en-route to Australia and it is showing the MEL-SYD leg of UA840 as operating.

Hopefully it is a glitch in the system and the flight does actually operate.

[Ben W]

I don't think 839 left LAX last night. I would call the airline and try to get onto the SFO flight or just wait the extra day. There will likely be 3 UA birds headed that way Sat morning.

[Sarah C]

SyD Airport board is showing that it is indeed cancelled. LOoks like you will have to call them if they haven't contacted you by now.

[Ash W]

Right you are 839 is showing cancelled, though last night it was showing as in the air. Wonder if it turned back? Anyway called my travel agent last night, who called United and am now on QF11 at Uniteds expense.

[Ben W]

3 United 744's will be landing within 30 min of each other Sat morning if anyone is headed out spotting.

[Steve Crook]

Looking like United flight UA6872 to Los Angeles isn't going to go far today. It flew over our house about 4.30pm with a lot of vapour/exhaust trail spewing from the outer portside engine (don"t know what number that is). On flightradar24 now it appears to be circling at 10000feet off the northern beaches, no doubt dumping fuel for a return to SYD (rego N105UA)

[Hendra Barnes]

I went spotting yesterday.
Saw a United plane parked with many men surrounding the plane. This was about 18.00.
Is this the same plane as the one you're speaking of? Will confirm rego when I pick up my wife from work - she has better memory.

If it's a different plane/rego, then that is just pure bad luck for UA.

[Sarah C]

Flightware says it has just landed

[Andrew Coggan]

Hasn't landed yet Sarah still circling.

[Sarah C]

Channel 10 news just mentioned the aircraft