"We thought we were headed to Japan, but ended up back in Korea"... Passenger plane carrying around 200 makes emergency return
Defect detected in fuel control system during flight
Delayed 6 hours and 40 minutes... about 200 passengers inconvenienced
An Air Busan passenger plane bound for Tokyo, Japan, from Gimhae International Airport had to return to its departure airport due to a problem with its fuel control system.
According to Air Busan, a defect in the fuel control system was detected mid-flight on Flight BX717, which departed from Gimhae Airport at around 8:20 a.m. on Monday.
The aircraft was flying over the East Sea at the time and returned to Gimhae Airport, its point of departure, for safety reasons. Around 200 passengers were on board.
Air Busan replaced the aircraft after it returned, and the flight departed for Tokyo at around 3 p.m., about six hours and 40 minutes later than originally scheduled.
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An Air Busan official said, "We provided passengers with food and beverage coupons for use at the airport," adding, "This was an unavoidable measure taken for safety reasons, and we apologize for the inconvenience caused to passengers."
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