A flight heading to Dublin Airport was forced to make a dramatic u-turn back to New York due to a mechanical issue.
Pilots on the United Airlines flight from Newark were left with no choice but to turn around after the problem was allegedly detected in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely back in New York five hours after they had set off from the United States, Dublin Live reports.
The pilots were said to have taken the 'the best course of action' landing the aircraft back in Newark.
But some passengers were extremely upset with the airline's decision to turn around considering the normal flight time for this route is around six hours, one hour more than it took to return back to the US.
One passenger complained to the airline on Twitter saying: "United flight UA23 from Newark to Dublin was a disaster.
"Safety first, after 3 hours into the flight we had to turn around and go back to New York.
"We lost a day of exploring, not acceptable."
United Airlines did confirm to the passenger that they had sent an email in regards to compensation for UA23.
In a statement, a spokesman for United Airlines said: "United flight 23 heading from Newark to Dublin on October 1 returned to Newark due to a mechanical issue".
He added: "The flight landed safely and without incident, and we rebooked our customers to their final destination."
