A Delta Air Lines flight with 146 passengers aboard returned to Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday after what officials described as "a potential systems issue" that developed shortly after departure.
Delta 2116, a Boeing 757, left LAX at about 8:30 a.m., bound for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The plane arrived back at LAX at about 9:35 a.m.
Details regarding the issue were not immediately available. The plane "landed safely without incident" and taxied to a gate.
Delta released the following statement: "The crew of Delta flight 2116 from Los Angeles to Minneapolis/St. Paul followed procedures to return to Los Angeles International after a potential systems issue was observed. The aircraft landed safely without incident and taxied to the gate under its own power."
The airline was working to "reaccomodate" passengers as technicians investigated the problem.
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