MINNEAPOLIS – The Vikings’ flight to Newark, N.J., returned to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport less than an hour after takeoff on Saturday afternoon because of a mechanical issue with the plane. But a team spokesman said the Vikings were boarding a new plane for Newark shortly before 5 p.m.
According to data from Flight Radar, the plane turned around just southwest of Madison, Wis., at 2:05 p.m., and landed back at MSP at 3:04.
While crews attended to the plane, the team deplaned to switch to a different charter jet…