The saga for passengers of a diverted Air France flight is now stretching well beyond 24 hours.
An Air France flight from Paris to Seattle diverted to a remote Canadian airport after passengers reported a "heat smell" in the cabin on May 7, 2024. Air France flight 338 landed safely around 11:45 a.m. local time at the Iqaluit airport in the territory of Nunavut, according to a statement by the airline.
The crew of flight AF338 decided to divert to that remote, northern Canadian town when there was an odd smell of heat in the cabin.Manufacturer's proceduresThe Boeing 787 Dreamliner had more than 260 passengers and 10 crew members on board when it landed at the Iqaluit airport at 10:44 a.m. local time. The local airport’s fire department was there in full force just in case they would be needed to be ready for any type of emergency.
After more than 12 hours in Canada, Air France provided an aircraft and crew from Montreal to ferry them to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport. Next up, how do they get back to their original destination of Seattle?
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