Air France Flight 291 took off from Kansai Airport around 11:15 a.m. ... before turning back 356 minutes later. The cause: a collision between the aircraft and birds. According to information from Kyodo News Agency, the weather radar and speedometers were malfunctioning as it flew over the Pacific Ocean.
None of the 324 passengers and crew were injured, but the plane's nose was damaged and the cause of the incident is under investigation, Kyodo said, citing the transport ministry's office at Kansai International Airport.
The Kansai Airport Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism did not respond to Reuters phone calls for comment.
