A plane full of passengers flying from London to Tenerife were forced to cross their legs for hours after the on-board toilets stopped working.
Customers on the British Airways flight endured a half-hour delay before the plane took off on Wednesday morning.
And then they were left without the use of a toilet for around three hours in the air, the Press Association reported.
According to air traffic tracker Flight Radar, the 9.05am flight from Gatwick had to make an almost 180 degree turn as it was diverted to Faro airport, landing at approximately 1pm.
It was on the ground around half an hour before continuing to its destination.
A British Airways spokeswoman would not confirm exactly how long passengers were left without the use of a toilet on the flight.
The airline also did not say what took place during the brief stop, nor whether the issue was due to toilet checks not being done before take-off or whether a separate problem was discovered while airborne.
A spokeswoman said: "We got our customers on their way to their destination in just over half an hour, and said sorry for the delay to their journeys."
The disruption sparked knock-on delays of more than two hours for passengers on the returning flight from Tenerife to London.
