A plane carrying Amanda Knox home landed in Seattle a day after she was acquitted of murder and sexual assault charges and freed from jail in Italy.

The British Airways aircraft carrying Knox and her family landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where the 24-year-old and her family were expected to address the media after clearing customs.

TV pictures showed the 747 aircraft pull into the gate, to let passengers including the Knox family -- who went through a VIP lounge when they transited in London -- into the terminal.