Hawaiian Airlines flight to Kahului turned around over Pacific then landed in San Francisco.
The flight HA45 departed San Jose, CA this morning at 08:22 PST using an Airbus A321neo for a 5 hours to Kahului in the state of Hawaii.
The aircraft (registration N215HA) climbed to 34,000 ft over The Pacific but turned around after more than 1 hour of flight.
The flight was not vectored to its airport of origin but started approach to to San Francisco International Airport where it landed on runway 28L three hours and 14 minutes after departure.
The airline is operating a fleet of 18 A321neo. The aircraft operating the flight is 6 years old.
