Claim: A United Airlines Boeing 777-300 flight between Sydney and San Francisco experienced a mid-air fuel leak and had to return to Sydney airport.
Fact-check: United Airlines flight did not experience a fuel leak - Full Fact
Verdict: not quite. while united airlines flight 830 between sydney and san francisco on 11 march did return to sydney airport without completing its scheduled route, the airline has confirmed this was due to a hydraulic leak, not a fuel leak.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Nasim Asl
Date published: 2024-03-28T00:00:00