[HIGHLIGHTS] The wing of a Boeing 757-200 disintegrates in mid-flight, the aircraft forced to make an emergency landing

Passengers on United Airlines Boeing 757-200 flying from San Francisco to Boston also experienced a nightmare situation when part of the plane's wing came off in mid-flight. The wing reportedly began to disintegrate after the plane took off fromSan Francisco.

The plane ended up landing normally in Denver, around 5:15 p.m. United Airlines explained that the flight had been diverted to Denver "to resolve an issue with the slat on the wing of the Plane" “We have arranged for another plane to take our customers to Boston”, added the company.