Smoke in jet forces landing at Logan

A British Airways jet flying from Newark made an emergency landing last night at Logan Airport, after smoke in the London-bound plane's cockpit prompted pilots to divert the flight to Boston, authorities said.

One person was treated for dizziness, but no one else was hurt.

''About 75 miles east of Boston they started getting smoke in the cockpit," said a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman, Arlene Murray.

The cause of the smoke was unknown last night, said Murray and the Logan International Airport spokesman, Phil Orlandella.

Passengers were taken to a nearby hotel for accommodations paid for by British Airways.

Flight 184 departed from Newark Liberty International Airport for London at about 7 p.m. It was reported to have been carrying 141 passengers.

Soon after takeoff, some of those on board the Boeing 777 smelled something. ''We all observed some sort of scent," said Nestor Santos of Randolph, N.J. ''There were no visuals, just scent. There was a noticeable burning scent all the way from the cockpit to economy class."

A flight attendent announced there were ''technical difficulties" that required landing in Boston, passengers said.

''One noticeable thing was that the plane descended before they told us what was going on," said a passenger, Nick Malynn of London. He said he thought the crew handled the situation well.

The plane landed on Logan's runway 22L, where fire crews awaited.

''It was like we were in a movie," Santos said.

The amount of smoke was minimal, so pilots took the plane to a gate in Terminal E, rather than evacuate passengers on the runway, Orlandella said.