Air France flight from Paris to Montréal has declared an emergency and diverting to Northern Canada.
Air France flight AF348 departed Paris CDG Airport terminal 2E at 19:17 CET today for a 7 hours and 35 minutes to Montréal, Canada.
Pilots of the Airbus A350-900 declared an emergency (squawk 7700) while cruising at 38,000 ft due to a medical situation on board.
About 5 hours into the flight, the aircraft (registration F-HTYC) left is flight path toward St. John’s, Canada.
UPDATE 23:41 UTC
Flight AF348 has landed runway 28 in St. John’s.
UPDATE 23:49 UTC
The A350 is parked in a remote stand of the airport. The airline is planning a 1 hour stop before resuming the flight to Montréal.
The Air France flight AF348 was cancelled on the previous day (Monday, December 16 2024).
