United Airlines Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Plunging 20,000ft While Half-Way Across The Atlantic

A London-bound passenger plane had to divert to Canada while halfway across the Atlantic after dropping more than 20,000 feet. Passengers said the aircraft suddenly 'dipped like a ferry' and cabin crew 'ran down the aisles' while the plane spent two hours flying back in the direction it came from.Lizzie Laming, 22, of Sittingbourne, Kent, said she watched in horror as United Airlines staff leapt into action after United Airlines’ Boeing 757 began losing height. The aircraft, which set off from Washington DC last night