Source:Darren Boyle | www.dailymail.co.uk

A packed passenger jet was forced to return to Gatwick en-route to JFK in New York after smoke filled the cabin. The Norwegian Air service from London to New York was less than 30 minutes into its journey when the aircraft turned back while passing south of Pembroke, Wales. The aircraft was forced to dump fuel as it was far too heavy to land. Passengers were told they were returning to Gatwick with a technical issue where the jet landed safely around an hour after it departed.

Fire Engines waited for the aircraft on the tarmac as a precaution. The passengers have remained on the Boeing 747 while engineers attempt to fix the fault. One passenger said: ‘I paid £250 for my ticket, which is great value for money. The plane was late taking off from Gatwick, but everything seemed normal until we got to the Irish Sea.

‘There was hazy smoke in the cabin and we turned around. There wasn’t any panic, but it isn’t reassuring to see smoke while in a jet almost six miles up in the sky.”