Air France flight from Paris to Montreal is declaring an emergency.
Air France flight #AF344 is declaring an emergency over Atlantic.
The flight departed Paris CDG airport 30 minutes late at 11:22 CEST to Montreal YUL Airport.
While cruising at 33,000 ft, the pilots squawked 7700 (general emergency) and turned around.
The flight is operated by a Boeing 777-200ER (registration F-GSPP) which was delivered to the airline in 2001.
April 17, 2024 1:32 pm CEST
We have confirmation flight AF344 is returning to Paris CDG.
April 17, 2024 1:38 pm CEST
The Boeing 777 is expected to land back by 14:10 CEST at Paris.
April 17, 2024 2:14 pm CEST
The aircraft landed runway 26L at Paris CDG.
April 17, 2024 2:25 pm CEST
The flight #AF344 returned to CDG due to an odor of undetermined origin in the cabin.
April 17, 2024 3:20 pm CEST
New departure time: 5:00pm with a spare aircraft.