Quick turnaround at First Air

A First Air passenger plane landed safely in Ottawa this week after the flight was recalled earlier due to a mechanical problem.

Passengers on Flight 872 to Iqaluit were surprised on June 1 when their plane returned to the Ottawa International Airport, only 15 minutes after taking off.

Tracy Beeman, director of marketing for First Air, said the plane had to turn back when the pilot noticed a “minor hydraulic issue.”

Beeman declined to explain the details of the problem.

The passengers got off the plane without incident, and took another First Air plane to Iqaluit later that day.