Air France flight from Paris to Lima has declared an emergency.
Air France flight AF480 departed Paris CDG Airport at 15:18 CET for a 12 hours and 40 minutes flight to Lima.
The flight operated by a Boeing 777-300ER (registration F-GSQR) climbed to 31,000 ft and flew for about one hour before the crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) at 16:34 CET..
The pilots contacted ATC about an issue on board, the aircraft turned around.
UPDATE 16:45 CET
The flight is diverting to Brest.
UPDATE 16:48 CET
The airline is planning a 2-hour stopover.
UPDATE 17:08 CET
The Boeing 777-300ER just landed on runway 25L.
