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A Scandinavian Airlines plane that was due to fly to Florence ended up landing 65 miles away in Bologna after an error with the GPS system, Daily Mail reported.

The flight was scheduled to leave Copenhagen this lunchtime en-route to the Italian city in Tuscany.

But when the pilots were preparing for departure, they discovered the aircraft did not have a programmed route to Florence, meaning it was impossible for them to land there.

The source cites Swedish website Expressen, saying the service was delayed as the airline tried to rectify the problem.

However, it was decided that the plane would take off anyway and head to Bologna, with the passengers then taken by bus to their final destination.

A spokeswoman for the airline explained: 'Safety is always our first priority. During preparations by the gate it was discovered that the flight route information was missing. The decision to fly to a close-by destination, Bologna, was made instead of cancelling the flight. This is in order to get the passengers to their destination as soon as possible,” the source reported.