A Ryanair plane packed with returning British tourists had to divert due to a mid-air toilet malfunction. Ryanair flight FR1667 should have reached Bristol at around 5pm on Monday (December 8) after departing from Fuerteventura at lunchtime.

But it diverted to the neighbouring Canary Island of Lanzarote soon into its three and a half hour journey after “some toilets” stopped working, according to local air traffic controllers. It was not immediately clear on Tuesday what exactly the problem was. Similar incidents in the past have led to passengers having to use bottles to relieve themselves.

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The plane touched down in Lanzarote

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