Early on Nov 9 local time, a United Airlines Boeing 787 en route from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion to Newark Liberty declared a 7700 emergency after crew reported smoke and an unknown odor in the cabin and diverted to Athens. The aircraft landed safely at Athens airport; no injuries reported. There were 230 passengers and 13 crew on board.

2026-11-09

Early on Nov 9 local time, a United Airlines Boeing 787 en route from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion to Newark Liberty declared a 7700 emergency after crew reported smoke and an unknown odor in the cabin and diverted to Athens. The aircraft landed safely at Athens airport; no injuries reported. There were 230 passengers and 13 crew on board.