Over 200 Air Canada passengers had a much shorter trip than expected after their flight from Montreal to Shanghai was forced to turn back due to an engine problem.
The flight was forced to dump fuel as it turned back with an apparently failing engine, according to social media posts by passengers.
Glad 2b back @aeroportsMTL @AirCanada #AC17 YUL-PVG engine fail on takeoff. Engine shutdown, fuel dump: professional response @globeandmail pic.twitter.com/oo4VKAPhtC
— Josh Jacobs (@josh_edu) March 25, 2017
Passengers were able to depart later that night on a different flight, according to an Air Canada spokesperson.