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An American Airlines jet bound for Spain had to be diverted to New York after a toilet on board overflowed, the FAA said.
The horrific incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, shortly after the flight to Madrid took off from Dallas, Texas.
The airline described the outage as a “maintenance issue” and said it had paid for the hotel accommodations of affected customers after the plane landed at John F. Kennedy Airport.
A few weeks earlier, another flight had been diverted to JFK Airport because several passengers became seriously ill after being served spoiled food.
An American Airlines jet en route to Spain had to be diverted to New York on Wednesday evening after a toilet on board overflowed.
In a statement about the toilet-related landing on Wednesday, American Airlines apologized to passengers for the disruption.
“The plane landed normally and is scheduled to depart again on (Thursday) evening with another aircraft,” the statement said.
“We do not want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans and apologize for the inconvenience.”
The FAA said it is investigating the incident.
