Air France flight AF484 bound for Rio de Janeiro has declared an emergency not long after departure and is on return to Paris (CDG). The post Air France flight from Paris to Rio de Janeiro declares emergency appeared first...
An Air France flight operating from Paris to Rio de Janeiro has declared an emergency shortly after departure and its currently returning to Paris.
Air France flight AF484, a Boeing 777-300ER operating a long-haul service from Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) declared a general emergency with transponder code 7700 whilst transiting southern French airspace.
Flight data reveals that Air France flight AF484 had set course and was on climb through FL310 (31,000 feet), before it discontinued the climb; transmitted the squawk code 7700 shortly thereafter, whilst on descent.
The flight was outbound over southern France at the time of the emergency declaration, and is now making an amended diversion into nearby Nantes.
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