A United Airlines flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles has been forced to make an emergency landing after reports of smoke coming from the cockpit.
UA99 left Tullamarine Airport shortly after 1pm towards the west coast of the United States when something went wrong. It landed at La Tontouta International Airport at Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia, shortly after 4pm.
The Boeing 787-9 dreamliner was carrying 256 passengers and landed without any issues.
Passenger Nathan Lanier shared pictures of the aircraft on the runway three hours from Melbourne.