Austin-Bound United Airlines Jet From Houston Lands Safetly After Cockpit Fumes Reported

AUSTIN, TX — The last couple of days have not been great for United Airlines.

On the heels of a widely shared video showing security officers forcibly removing a passenger off an airplane that was overbooked in Chicago, a United Airlines jet from Houston reported an emergency on Tuesday on approach to the Austin airport after fumes were reported in the cockpit.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airportofficials told the Austin American-Statesman that the plane landed safely on Tuesday afternoon. The pilot on United flight 118 had reported the fumes, but the plane arrived safely and no injuries were reported.

The source of the fumes is unknown.

United Airlines stock at one point in the aftermath of the passenger-dragging incident at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport sank by nearly 4 percent, losing more than $1 billion in market value before largely rebounding.

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