An easyJet passenger plane was this morning forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after smoke was detected in the cockpit.
The Airbus A320 aircraft, which was carrying 157 passengers form Liverpool to Naples, landed safely at 7.20am.
The plane, which had left Liverpool at 6.40am, was being checked, with easyJet hoping to fly on the passengers to Naples as soon as possible.
An easyJet spokesman said today: "The plane landed safely at Gatwick and the passengers remained calm. At no point was the safety of passengers threatened.
"We now want to make sure we get the passengers to Naples as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, the plane is being inspected."
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Airport users complained on Twitter that they were not being kept informed about developments.
One, who was due to board a flight from Gatwick to LA, posted: "Still waiting for information. No staff to be seen for information."
