Air France Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Pressurization Failure
An Airbus A318 en route from Paris to Barcelona returned to Charles de Gaulle Airport after a cabin pressurization issue forced the deployment of oxygen masks.
- Flight AF1448, operated by an Air France Airbus A318, returned to Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport 17 minutes after takeoff due to a cabin pressurization malfunction.
- Oxygen masks were deployed as a precaution, following emergency descent protocols, although the automatic mask deployment altitude had not yet been reached.
- The flight landed safely at 10:12 PM local time on January 3, with no injuries reported among passengers or crew.
- Passengers were promptly assisted at the airport and rebooked on alternate flights to Barcelona, as both the outbound and return flights were canceled for technical checks.
- Air France emphasized that such incidents are rare and reiterated its commitment to passenger and crew safety as its top priority.
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