During a flight from Lagos to Washington, D.C., a Boeing lost 300 meters of altitude. Almost 40 people were injured in the subsequent emergency landing.

The authorities in Nigeria said that the United Airlines plane had to return to Lagos after the episode. Six people were treated at a hospital, officials said.

A flight to Washington, D.C., returned to Nigeria after “unexpected aircraft movement” caused injuries, United Airlines said. A statement from United emailed to The Hill on Monday said that one of its flights headed for Washington,

A United States flag carrier, United Airlines flight UA613, outbound from Lagos to Washington, has declared an emergency and returned to Lagos.

United Airlines said it was cooperating with U.S. and Nigerian investigators to determine what exactly happened on the flight.

Nearly 40 people were injured when a Boeing 787-800 plane suddenly lost altitude during a United Airlines flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to Washington, D.C., early Friday, officials said.

The plane headed back to Nigeria after experiencing "unexpected movement" mid-flight on Friday, Jan. 24, according to multiple reports

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a United Airlines flight incident that led to passenger and crew injuries following a sudden aircraft movement. The flight, en route from Lagos to Washington D.

A United Airlines flight, a Boeing 787-8 outbound from Lagos to Washington Dulles, on Thursday, declared an emergency and made an air return to Lagos.

A United Airlines flight, a Boeing 787-8 outbound from Lagos to Washington Dulles, on Thursday, declared an emergency return to Lagos as crew and

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