Air France flight bound to Tunis lands in Paris after emergency diversion

Published time: April 10, 2015 12:49
Edited time: April 10, 2015 13:57

Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes

Air France AF1184 flight from Paris to Tunis has safely landed in the French capital’s Charles de Gaulle Airport, after it declared an emergency and diverted.

The plane was about an hour into the flight when it unexpectedly carried out a U-turn, as reported by Airlive.net.

BREAKING We have confirmation Air France #AF1184 to Tunis safely landed at Paris CDG after reporting technical issue.

— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) April 10, 2015

According to Air France representatives, the plane experienced “a minor technical problem.”

There has yet been no comment on the nature of the problem, which made the plane divert.

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The emergency landing was first set to land in Nantes, but then flew on to Paris.

UPDATE EMERGENCY #AF1184 is returning to Air France HQ due to technical problem. Live: http://t.co/mzKkQjjfiXpic.twitter.com/VXSclVReyJ

— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) April 10, 2015

The plane was reportedly sending out the 7700 distress signal, which is reserved for general emergencies.

The incident comes about a week after two Germanwings planes made unscheduled landings within 24 hours of each other.

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A Germanwings plane crashed in the Alps on March 24, killing 150 people in what is suspected to be a mass murder-suicide by the plane’s co-pilot.