Time.news – An Air France plane bound for Paris had to turn back after taking off from Beijing following a “technical accident”, the airline said, adding that the plane had landed “normally”. The crew of Boeing-777 flight AF393 “He decided to return to Beijing after a 14-minute flight due to the detection of a technical accident,” he said in a statement.
According to the Beijing Daily, “an explosion was heard in the back of the cabin and black smoke was released” inside the plane. “Fortunately, no one was injured,” the local newspaper wrote.
Air France did not comment on the news, nor did the Chinese airport authorities. According to the Air France press release, the customers have been taken over by the company “and they will be redirected to Paris as soon as possible”.
“Maintenance work will be carried out on the aircraft in question before being put back into service,” added the carrier, without specifying whether it intended to use the same aircraft for the stranded passengers. The flight was originally supposed to arrive in Paris at 7.45am local time.
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