The Airbus A318 is the smallest member of Airbus' A320 family of aircraft and also its least popular model, with just 80 built. Air France was the largest operator of the type with up to 18 planes ...

The plane, an Airbus A318, was traveling to New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) with 104 passengers and five crew members, the airline confirmed. The FAA said it will investigate the incident.

Footage shows oxygen masks being deployed as the Airbus A318 encountered a technical issue shortly after the flight took off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at around 9.30pm on Friday.