Earlier, the US government issued an emergency order to ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9 series aircraft following the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane on 10 March, minutes after it took off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board. The United Airlines plane made an urgent emergency landing at greater Washington's Dulles International Airport because of the weird and nauseating smell, according to Fox News. The incident occurred with the aircraft Boeing 737, en route from Baltimore-Washington Airport (BWI) to San Francisco. After making an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia, several people needed medical assistance and were taken to hospital. Faint fuel smell was on plane before we departed and was quite strong while in air.

Source: Ethiopian News March 30, 2019 05:15 UTC