“Arrested in the air”: understand what happens in a flight that turned into the air before landing in France

“Arrested in the air”: understand what happens in a flight that turned into the air before landing in France


The plane had to stay 18 minutes in the air after a Daisse check during the service


Summary

The air traffic controller fell asleep and the flight to France had to go about 18 minutes before the landing, but the landing occurred safely; The investigation has been opened.




The passengers of a Paris flight to Corsa, a French island in the Mediterranean Sea, were “arrested” on Wednesday 17, after a air traffic controller fell asleep.

Air Corsica’s XK777 flight, which started from Orly airport in Paris, headed for Ajaccio, the main city of the island, was forced to go around the Mediterranean Sea for “18 minutes,” said the local newspaper Matin.

According to the online flight monitoring platform, the Airbus A320 plane made four laps on the water before starting the approach to the airport.

According to the French civil aviation control agency, the firefighters was called, they entered the control tower and found the sleep controller in place.

The employee tested the negative alcohol, but the agency opened an investigation to understand what happened. The flight landed in safety later.

Source: Terra

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