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| Date: | Wednesday 8 May 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France / JOON |
| Registration: | F-GLZP |
| MSN: | 260 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Isfahan -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Paris |
| Mumbai | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air France Flight AF218 conducted an emergency diversion to Isfahan, Iran, due to smoke and smell of fumes in the cockpit. The crew used oxygen masks and landed safely. There were no injures.
The plane took off from Isfahan airport to Dubai airport in the evening.
Sources:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1124506/air-france-flight-af218-emergency-radar-iran-paris-mumbai
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201905081074822982-air-france-flight-descends/
https://twitter.com/SaskyaCNN/status/1126146123360624645?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/f-glzp#206fa30e
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/f-glzp#2071674f
Images:
Media:
Air France spokesperson says AF218 made an emergency landing for security reasons in Esfahan, Iran.
— Saskya Vandoorne (@SaskyaCNN) 8 mai 2019
#AF218 https://t.co/N9XTcejQaV - French #AirFrance / Joon #Airbus A340 plane leaves Iran for Dubai after emergency landing.https://t.co/nXvfmZEVTz pic.twitter.com/raQMNhdmtH
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 9 mai 2019
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| 08-May-2019 16:25 | Captain Adam | Added |
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