A Boeing 777 from Paris to Rio De Janeiro is declaring an emergency and diverting.
Air France flight AF484 departed Paris CDG Airport at 11:30 AM for a 11-hour flight to Rio De Janeiro.
The 26-year-old Boeing 777-200ER (registration F-GSPI) climbed to 33,000 feet then started to fly over the Atlantic.
After 1 hour and 10 minutes into the flight, the crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) off France’s coast and changed its course due to a technical issue (AIRLIVE‘s source).
UPDATE 12:30 CET
The Boeing 777 is turning around, diverting back to Paris at 24,000 feet altitude.
UPDATE 13:00 CET
Starting descent to Paris.
UPDATE 13:05 CET
The airline is confirming the diversion back to CDG, with a new scheduled departure at 16.00.
UPDATE 13:30 CET
The flight landed on runway 09L at CDG Airport, about 2 hours and 20 minutes after departure.
