Leonardo DiCaprio was headed to attend the Tiger Summit, a four day meeting to discuss ways to prevent the extinction of tigers, headed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg when his flight was forced to return to NYC’s JFK International Airport.

One of the engines on the commercial Delta flight headed to Moscow, Russia shut down unexpectedly.

DiCaprio “wishes to commend the actions of the pilot and flight crew in bringing the plane to a safe landing,” his rep says.

Leo signed autographs for all the crew members when they landed.
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