London Heathrow flight is forced to divert after passenger’s laptop falls down side of seat

A transatlantic jet from London was forced to divert to Dublin after a passenger’s laptop slipped down the side of a business class seat.

United Airlines Flight UA925 from Heathrow to Washington Dulles International Airport made the unscheduled landing in Ireland due to a safety risk posed by the trapped item on November 19.

Maintenance crews retrieved and inspected the device

The flight eventually continued its journey over the Atlantic with 100 passengers and 10 crew on board, landing in Washington five hours behind schedule at 1.22am.

FlightAware data shows the Boeing 767-400 had departed west London at 4.19pm before being diverted to the Irish capital two hours later, the Independent reported.

A United spokeswoman told the Standard: “On November 19, United flight 925 safely