Speaking with IRNA, the head of the Public Relations Department of the General Administration of East Azerbaijan Airports said the plane took off at 8:30 local time on Friday from the Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport but had to return to the airport.
“Ata Airlines flight number 6601 left Tabriz airport at 8:30 this morning toward Istanbul with 89 passengers but returned to Tabriz airport at 10:30 due to technical problems,” Hadi Nejati explained.
Nejati also said that all the passengers were safe and were waiting for the next flight to Istanbul.
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