UAL Emergency Landing in LAX
Friday July 26, 10:53 am Eastern Time
Reuters Company News
United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in LA
LOS ANGELES, July 26 (Reuters) - A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday after smoke was reported in the cockpit, a spokesman for the airline said.
The plane, which was carrying 122 passengers, landed safely at 7:05 a.m. (0800 GMT), about 40 minutes after it had taken off for Washington Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. No injuries were reported.
"Smoke was reported in the cockpit. The plane is now back on the ground," the spokesman said.
Details on the cause of the smoke were not immediately available.
Chicago-based United Airlines is a unit of UAL Corp. (NYSE:UAL - News).
By United's schedule this could be flight 182 and a A320 type. Anybody else have any other info?