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Air France A321 Diverts to Munich After Suspected Galley Fire Alarm

The jet was cleared to continue only after hours of inspections following a Mayday at cruising altitude.

Overview

  • Flight AF-1695 from Budapest to Paris declared a Mayday at about 32,000 feet roughly ten nautical miles southeast of Salzburg due to a suspected electrical fire in the rear galley.
  • The Airbus A321-200, registration F-GMZA, landed safely on Munich’s runway 26L about 25 minutes after the distress call.
  • After arriving, the aircraft taxied to a remote stand where ground crews conducted inspections that lasted approximately five and a half hours.
  • The flight later continued to Paris Charles de Gaulle and arrived with a delay of about five hours and 45 minutes.
  • No injuries were reported, and Air France had not issued a public comment on the incident or its cause according to the reports.