KLM Boeing 777 Returns to Schiphol Due to Technical Issue

A KLM-operated Boeing 777 aircraft returned to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after reporting an unspecified technical problem while en route to Rio de Janeiro. The flight turned around over Belgium and landed as a precautionary measure. Details about the technical issue remain unclear.

(Updates with details from air traffic control) AMSTERDAM, June 23 (Reuters) -

A Boeing 777 aircraft operate1d by Dutch airline KLM returned to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Sunday after reporting an unspecified technical problem, national air traffic control said. Flight KLM705 destined for Brazil's Rio de Janeiro turned around over neighbouring Belgium, after requesting to land as a precaution, a spokeswoman for the Dutch air traffic control said.

It was unclear precisely what was wrong. The aircraft was shown on FlightRadar 24 has having returned to Schiphol Airport.