A passenger plane of Iran Air Tour Company that left Imam Khomeini International Airport for Istanbul late on Saturday made an emergency landing at Mehrabad Airport due to technical fault minutes after take off.

Ali Kashani who is in charge of Imam Khomeini International Airport Public Relations Department said that Flight No. 9716 encountered technical problem after taking off from the airport.

Pilot of the plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Mehrabad Airport and all of the passengers on board were safe and sound.