Aircraft of Philippines Airlines park beside a hangar at a runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on March 14, 2016. (Reuters photo)MANILA - Smoke from an air vent forced a Philippine Airlines flight to Japan to turn back just minutes after taking off on Monday, aviation officials said. "Apparently there was information that the pilot detected smoke in the cabin. So as part of safety measures, the pilot had to return to the ground," said Eric Apolonio, spokesman for the civil aviation authority. PAL said there was no panic and the passengers all disembarked safely and would travel to Japan on another aircraft.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2016 09:00 UTC