A Detroit-bound United Airlines plane was re-routed back to Newark Liberty International Airport when a fire broke out in the aircraft’s cabin shortly after take-off
Flight 3439 departed the New Jersey airport at around 4:30pm on Wednesday, ABC 7 reported.
The plane was then forced to turn back once smoke started to fill the plane, landing back at Newark at approximately 5pm.
The plane deployed its chutes for passengers to exit and they were taken to the terminal on a bus. No injuries have been reported.
The airport posted an update online acknowledging the incident, advising passengers flights may be impacted.
United Airlines flight 3439 had to be evacuated after a fire started in its cabin Wednesday evening (stock image)
The Detroit-bound flight departed from Newark Liberty Airport at 4:30pm and landed back there about 30 minutes later
‘Your flight may be affected due to PAPD activity at #EWR. Please contact your airline carrier for flight status,’ it said.
The New Jersey airport was closed for about an hour following the incident.
The Embraer E170 was flying to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport before it had to turn back.
DailyMail.com has reached out to United Airlines for comment.
