BOSTON -- A Washington, D.C.-bound flight from Europe was diverted to Boston Friday after a passenger complained of flu-like symptoms.

Airport spokesman Phil Orlandella said the plane was diverted after a 53-year-old female passenger told flight attendants about her symptoms.

The flight, United Flight 903 from Munich, was isolated when it arrived at Logan Airport on Friday. It was diverted to Boston en route to Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C.

"Towards the end of the flight, they came on and said that we have a sick passenger and we have to divert to Boston," passenger Estee Levine-Little said.

The woman was taken by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital where she was being evaluated, hospital officials said.

"Out of an abundance of caution, we contacted the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), who advised us to divert the flight to Boston, where the plane was met by paramedics, who tended to the customer," United Airlines said in a statement. "The crew followed all procedures, as we would with any customer reporting these symptoms."

The flight had 245 passengers and 16 crew members aboard.

The plane continued on to its original destination Friday afternoon.

Friday night, Boston EMTs met a plane from London with a 43-year-old man on board who was complaining of flu-like symptoms. He had recently visited Asia, officials said.