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A Korean Air flight departing from Gimhae International Airport bound for Danang, Vietnam, returned after an engine system abnormality signal was detected.
(Busan = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Seong-je = A Korean Air passenger plane departing from Gimhae International Airport and heading to Da Nang, Vietnam, returned because an abnormal signal was detected in the engine system.
According to Korean Air on the 15th, an engine system abnormality signal occurred on Korean Air Flight KE2093 bound for Da Nang, which took off from Gimhae Airport at 10:22 am on this day.
The plane in question returned to Gimhae Airport after exhausting some of its fuel in the skies off the coast of Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do.
There were 146 passengers on board the plane at the time.
Korean Air deployed a replacement aircraft of the same type and departed for Da Nang again around 4 PM that day.
A Korean Air official said, "We have provided appropriate compensation to the passengers and will do our best to ensure safe operation of the aircraft."

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