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ALERT Air France #AF79 from Los Angeles is declaring an emergency and diverting

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Last updated: June 27, 2023, 14:32 UTC
Published: Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at 14:08 UTC
Category: Emergency
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Air France #AF79 from Los Angeles to Paris CDG is declaring an emergency and diverting.

Air France #AF79 to Paris CDG is declaring an emergency and diverting to Reykiavik, Iceland.

The crew squawked 7700 (general emergency) close to Greenland.

  • UPDATE #AF79 is now expected at 18:45 in Paris.
  • UPDATE Air France #AF79 diverted to Keflavík Airport due to a medical emergency on board. Takeoff to Paris expected in one hour.
  • UPDATE AF79 landed runway 02 at Keflavík International Airport

The Boeing 777-200ER (reg. F-GSPF) took off from Los Angeles LAX at 21:15 PDT.

Flight AF79 was expected to land at 16:55 CEST in Paris.

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