An American Airlines jet heading to Spain was forced to divert to New York after a bathroom on board overflowed, the FAA said. 

The grim episode unfolded on Wednesday around 10:30pm, shortly after the flight departed from Dallas, Texas, to Madrid. 

The airline branded the disruption a ‘maintenance issue’, and said it paid for hotel accommodations for the affected customers after the plane landed at John F. Kennedy Airport. 

It comes weeks after another flight was diverted to JFK after several passengers fell violently ill after being served spoiled food. 

An American Airlines jet heading to Spain was forced to divert to New York on Wednesday evening after a bathroom on board overflowed

In a statement regarding Wednesday’s bathroom-induced landing, American Airlines apologized to passengers for the disruption. 

‘The aircraft landed normally and is scheduled to re-depart (Thursday) evening on a new aircraft,’ the statement read. 

‘We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans and apologize for the inconvenience.’