United spokesman: Plane makes emergency landing at Dulles

United spokesman: Plane diverted to Dulles

WASHINGTON — A United Airlines flight has made an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport.

Airlines spokesman Mike Trevino said the direct flight from New York to Los Angeles was diverted, but he did not have any other details. He said the plane landed at 9:36 p.m. Sunday and all 105 passengers and seven crew members got off safely.

Passenger Phil Lobel, who has a public relations business in Los Angeles, said that about 30 minutes into the flight he detected an electrical burning smell. He said flight attendants began going over emergency instructions and someone brought up a fire extinguisher from the back of the plane to the cockpit.

Lobel said the plane landed within about 20 minutes and half a dozen or more emergency vehicles met the plane.