Overview
- The charter changed course shortly after takeoff and landed safely back at Minneapolis–St. Paul, the team said.
- Players, coaches and staff later boarded a second aircraft and departed around 7:30 p.m. CT for Newark with a late-night arrival expected.
- A flight map shared by team broadcaster Ben Leber showed the turn near Madison, Wisconsin.
- The Vikings have not released technical details, though Leber reported the landing-gear hatch did not close after takeoff.
- The delay compresses preparations for Sunday's 1 p.m. ET game at MetLife Stadium, the team's final road date of the season.