United Kingdom, April 11 -- Jo Koy's plane had to do an emergency landing shortly after take-off.

The 53-year-old comedian praised the flight crew on board his Philippines Airlines aircraft for going "above and beyond" and remaining calm during the scary situation, which saw smoke fill the cabin.

Speaking in an Instagram reel, Jo said: "We had to do an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan. But I'm gonna say this, the flight attendants on Philippine Airlines were amazing.

"You were amazing, above and beyond. You guys were pros. Thank you for remaining calm in a situation that could have went south fast."

Jo shared some more details in his caption for the post.

He wrote: "We were on our way back to L.A. from Philippines when the entire ca...