- NEW: When asked if smell was smoke, United rep describes it as an odor in cabin
- FAA says the odor was in the cabin or cockpit
- United Flight 201 flying from Honolulu to Guam is diverted to Midway island
- United is investigating the Boeing 777
(CNN) -- A United Airlines airliner flying from Honolulu to Guam was diverted to Midway because of a reported odor in the cabin or cockpit, FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said Saturday.
The 335 passengers and 13 crew on United Flight 201, a Boeing 777, spent seven hours on the Pacific atoll about 1,300 northwest of Honolulu, and then a replacement aircraft carried them back to Hawaii on Friday, said United spokeswoman Mary Clark.
A new flight, 2105, flew the passengers to Guam, where they landed Saturday, Clark said.
When asked whether the disturbing smell was smoke or something burning, she described the incident as an odor in the cabin.
United is inspecting the Boeing 777 -- a new jetliner regarded as one of the most sophisticated in aviation -- involved in the incident, Clark said.
