An Air France flight from Papeete to Paris CDG via Los Angeles LAX has declared an emergency.
Air France flight #AF29 declared an emergency and returned to Papeeta on Tahiti Island 6 hours after departure.
The Airbus A350-900, with registration F-HUVE, departed Tahiti Island Saturday, April 5 2025 at 08:13 TAHT to Los Angeles.
The crew squawked 7700 (general emergency) and turned around in middle of Pacific for a reason still unknown.
The aircraft landed back safely on runway 22, 6hours and 17 minutes after takeoff.
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