ARLINGTON, Va. (WUSA9) — UPDATE: Officials with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority released the following statement regarding the incident:
"At approximately 1 p.m. today, United flight 6122 (ERJ-170) was taxiing for departure from Reagan National Airport en route to Houston when smoke in the cabin was reported and Airports Authority emergency personnel responded to the aircraft. All Passengers and crew evacuated via slides without incident and returned to the United gate. Normal airport operations have resumed, and the aircraft is being checked by airline personnel."
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Smoke in the cockpit of a United flight forced passengers to evacuate the plane by sliding down the emergency slide onto the tarmac at Reagan National Airport Sunday, according to authorities.
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