Source:  Andrew Seymour | www.cateringinsight.com

Airline operator Jet2 has confirmed that a fault with onboard catering equipment led to one of its planes making an emergency landing over the weekend.

A flight bound for Geneva had to turn around shortly after departing from Glasgow on Saturday morning after the cabin filled with smoke.

Pilots made the decision to make a U-turn to the airport in case of a fire.

The airline later said the smoke was caused by a fault with the galley oven.

A spokesperson told the press: “We can confirm that flight LS161 followed procedure and returned to Glasgow Airport after a minor fault with the oven in the forward galley created some smoke.

“The aircraft landed safely and customers will be transferred onto a replacement aircraft.”