(KRON) — A Seattle-bound Alaska Airlines flight that took off from San Jose Mineta International Airport Wednesday morning was forced to turn back to San Jose. According to flight tracking website FlightAware, the flight took off around 10:13 a.m. and landed back at SJC about 40 minutes later.
An Alaska Airlines spokesperson told KRON4.com that the plane returned to SJC without incident following a mechanical issue indication in the flight deck.
“Pilots followed appropriate procedures and requested a priority landing,” the spokesperson said…