Passenger dies on United 787‑9 flight from Tokyo to Denver, aircraft diverts to Seattle
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- A 71‑year‑old male passenger died onboard United Airlines flight 142 from Tokyo Narita to Denver on Tuesday, September 29, and the Boeing 787‑9 diverted to Seattle‑Tacoma International Airport.
- The flight left Narita at 4:38 PM, eight minutes behind schedule, landed in Seattle after eight hours and 22 minutes, and medical personnel pronounced the passenger dead at 9:00 AM local time; the aircraft later departed Seattle at 11:10 AM and arrived in Denver at 3:12 PM, with the cause of death listed as hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and the plane was a United 787‑9 delivered in August 2020 and equipped with two Genx‑1B engines.
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