A Air Canada flight heading to Paris with nearly 400 passengers encountered a "engine problem" shortly after taking off yesterday evening, forcing the aircraft to return to Toronto Pearson International Airport.

In a statement, Air Canada confirmed the incident involving flight AC872.

After the plane landed, airport response vehicles inspected it according to normal operating procedures, and it was transported to the gate on its own. "The aircraft will be taken out of service for further evaluation by our maintenance and engineering specialists."

Air Canada stated that the aircraft, a Boeing 777, had 389 passengers on board.

The airline added, "Passengers will be accommodated on another plane departing Toronto later tonight."

A spokesperson for the airport confirmed that the plane landed safely and was met by the fire department.

According to flight tracking service FlightAware, the plane left the gate at 8:46 PM and landed at Pearson Airport at 9:50 PM.