Jet Blue Flight From Boston To Seattle Diverts To North Dakota

BOSTON (CBS) – A JetBlue flight on its way from Boston to Seattle made an emergency landing in North Dakota Wednesday.

The FAA said the plane, which was carrying 126 passengers, landed safely in Minot, N.D., after the pilot reported the odor and requested a diversion.

JetBlue said in a statement that Flight 597 was enroute to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when the pilot chose to divert to Minot International Airport "as a precaution after noticing an electrical odor onboard."

Maintenance technicians were assessing the aircraft, according to JetBlue.

The plane was back on its way to Seattle just before 3 p.m. Boston time.

@cbsboston The pilot just said that it's the recirculation fan. The 1-man maintenance crew here in Minot is on the job :) #JetBlue597
— Julianne Foley (@julsfoley) June 18, 2014

@cbsboston #JetBlue597 is back on its way to Seattle. We all just gave a round of applause 2 the Minot ground crew. They ordered pizzas 4 us
— Julianne Foley (@julsfoley) June 18, 2014

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