Odor diverts D.C.-to-Cancun flight
Havana - A United Airlines jetliner carrying 135 passengers from Washington to a Mexican beach resort made an unplanned landing in Cuba Sunday after a strange odor was detected on board.
United Airlines Flight 831 left Dulles airport in the morning and was bound for Cancun but instead diverted to Havana around noon after "the crew noticed an unfamiliar smell in the cabin," airline spokesman Charles Hobart said in a statement.
"In an abundance of caution, the pilots decided to land the aircraft at the nearest available airport," he said.
Cuban airport and government officials contacted by The Associated Press had no immediate comment.
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