It happened on Saturday night as the plane made its way across the Channel.
Passengers who were on board have told Express that a “warning message” was played out over the aeroplane’s tannoy system as the flight made its way across the Channel, heading towards Guernsey at around 18:00 on Saturday.
It said that the plane was going to make an emergency landing and that the passengers should put on their lifejackets.
Aurigny has said it is aware that an emergency message was played in error on the GR609 returning from Gatwick on Saturday 8 December.
In a statement, the airline said:
“Our staff operate in challenging conditions and at the time it was rough, dark and very busy and these circumstances all attributed to this rare incident.
“Aurigny apologises for any distress this may have caused our customers on this flight.
“We will continue to work with our dedicated staff to ensure this does not happen again.”
Pictured: An Aurigny ATR.