A flight from Paris to Toronto is circling over Normandy after pilots declared a general emergency.
Air France flight AF386 departed Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport at 18:52 CEST for a scheduled flight time of 8 hours and 10 minutes to Toronto, Canada.
The Boeing 777-300ER climbed to 32,000 feet before pilots declared an emergency and descended to FL300 near Normandy to burn/dump fuel.
UPDATE 20:10 CEST
The flight is circling to burn fuel at 30,000 feet.
UPDATE 20:15 CEST
We have confirmation the flight will return to Paris.
UPDATE 20:20 CEST
The Boeing 777 is now out of holding pattern, going back to CDG.
UPDATE 20:50 CEST
AF386 is on final approach to runway 27L.
UPDATE 20:57 CEST
Touch down, vacating the runway on taxiway Y1.
UPDATE 21:08 CEST
Returned to terminal 2E.
UPDATE 21:10 CEST
AIRLIVE has confirmation the Boeing 777-300ER (registration F-GSQS) suffered a technical issue forcing a return to Paris CDG.
