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Lahore-Canada flight turns back after hydraulic dysfunction
A Pakistan International Airline (PIA) aircraft enroute to Canada has returned back to Pakistan midway due to hydraulic dysfunction during the trip, The News has reported.
The technical problem was discovered when flight PK-797 was flying over Russia, forcing the plane to return to Allama Iqbal International Airport.
The aircraft took off from Lahore at 4:30 a.m. on Monday and landed back at 1:30 p.m at the same airport.
According to the PIA spokesman, due to delays in repair, the passengers of the flight would be sent to Toronto on an alternative flight.