Air France flight from Detroit to Paris declares emergency for ‘medical reasons’
Published 31 Aug, 2018 07:52 | Updated 1 Sep, 2018 09:02
An Air France flight has requested “priority landing” on its way to Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris from Detroit, US, after reporting a medical emergency on board.
International flight monitoring social networks reported that the Boeing 777-228 declared a “general emergency” mid-flight at around 07:45am GMT on Friday. Air France later clarified that the flight had requested “priority landing” for “medical reasons.”
Air France #AF377 from Detroit to Paris CDG is declaring an emergency #radarboxhttps://t.co/cQOV85Clbkpic.twitter.com/Qbp3XsJUHh
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) August 31, 2018
Air France flight #AF377 from Detroit to Paris (CDG) has declared a general emergency https://t.co/IEn3dLDH6Jpic.twitter.com/bkhWPKbEu3
— International Flight News (@FlightIntl) August 31, 2018
The aircraft landed safely in Paris at 8:16am GMT, around 40 minutes ahead of its scheduled arrival time.
Hello, #AF377 requested priority landing at CDG for medical reasons. ETA 8.12am LT@FlightIntl@FlightEmergency@GAMM4RAY@Emergenza24
— Air France Newsroom (@AFnewsroom) August 31, 2018
