UA168 - Incident: United B789 near Athens on Nov 9th 2026
Created Monday, Nov 9th 2026 13:04Z, last updated Monday, Nov 9th 2026 13:04Z
A United Boeing 787-9, registration N24993 performing flight UA-168 from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Newark,NJ (USA) with 230 passengers and 13 crew, was enroute at FL320 about 170nm eastsoutheast of Athens (Greece) when the crew decided to divert to Athens reporting an unusual odour on board. The aircraft landed safely on Athens' runway 03R about 40 minutes later.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Athens to address an odour in the cabin. A replacement aircraft is being dispatched.
Source: The Aviation Herald
UA168 around Nov 9, 2026
From Airportia's flight history: UA168 TLV–EWR in the days around the story. Local times; on time means less than 15 minutes late.
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Nov 11 | 01:14 | 05:22 | Landed |
| Mon, Nov 9 story | 01:00 | 05:30 | En-Route |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 01:36 | 05:30 | Landed |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 01:13 | 04:47 | Landed |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 01:37 | 05:17 | Landed |