An 80-minute Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Portland became an 80-minute flight from Vancouver to Vancouver on Sunday night, after the de Havilland Dash 8-400 twin-turboprop aircraft went into a series of looping turns, eventually settling back at the airport from which it had originally taken off. A baggage door was blamed for the mishap.

Jazz Flight 8654 is a daily trip from Vancouver to Portland operated under contract to Air Canada. The 400-kilometre journey generally lasts a little over an hour, and follows a route due south from Vancouver International Airport to Portland International Airport in Oregon.

The plane left Vancouver International Airport at 9 p.m. and returned there an hour and 20 minutes later.{ai:summary}An Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Portland was diverted back to Vancouver after experiencing looping turns, attributed to a malfunctioning baggage door. The incident involved Jazz Flight 8654, which typically covers the 400-kilometre distance in just over an hour. #crime

Air Canada 80-minute flight to nowhere blamed on baggage door problem

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