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, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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.
'Your flight may be affected due to PAPD activity at #EWR. Please contact your airline carrier for flight status,' it said.
On average, flights were delayed about an hour as a result of the emergency landing, according to NorthJersey.com.
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 go back to Newark.
In a statement, the Port Authority wrote: 'Passengers have deplaned and were transported to Terminal C.
'The FAA temporarily held flight operations during that time. At 5:55pm, the airspace re-opened with flight activity resuming. United will provide further details.'
The cause of the fire has not been confirmed.
My has reached out to United Airlines and the flight's operator, Republic Airways, for comment.
