BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai Airways flight TG670 from Bangkok to Sapporo returned to Suvarnabhumi Airport less than 10 minutes after takeoff on November 6 after a technical issue was detected with an aircraft landing gear door. The Airbus A330-300, registration HS-TEO, departed Suvarnabhumi at approximately 11:45 p.m. bound for New Chitose Airport in Japan. At an altitude of around 3,000 feet, the pilots contacted air traffic control and requested permission to circle back and land at Suvarnabhumi after detecting a malfunction involving the landing gear compartment door.
