takata,
Thanks for correcting me. Indeed, the interim report fully details the various communications that took place, and I don't think the BEA is denying them in any way.
However, the interim report states that (English version p.32):
At 1 h 46, the DAKAR controller asked the ATLANTICO controller for further information regarding flight AF447 since he had no flight plan
During the press conference, the BEA
slides stated the following:
No transfer from ATLANTICO to DAKAR
From the
Journal du Dimanche (beware, French tabloid...), it seems that this point was strongly emphasized during the press conference:
The aircraft was neither in contact with Dakar nor with Brazil, "said Alain Bouillard." This is obviously today among our major concerns and areas of investigation. We want to understand why it took so long between the last radio contact and the initiation of the search
From then on, the meaning was slightly changed from repetition to repetition, from copy to paste, and from translation to translation as
below:
Brazil ATC did not notify Senegal regarding flight 447
From then on, the saga could live a life on its own...