Sky News reporting Air France bomb alert divert into Mombasa
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Sky News reporting Air France bomb alert divert into Mombasa
Reported that A B777 flight from Mauritius to Paris Charles de Gaulle diverted into Mombasa after suspicious object discovered in toilet.
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Air France says the diversion was a "precaution" but a picture of the 777 on the ground (link below) shows what looks like a blown slide near one of aft left doors (4L or 3L?) but steps at 2L.
http://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscm...fp-320-280.jpg
Were there different interpretations of the urgency, perhaps?
Air France crew told passengers there was a technical problem, one of those on board the plane said.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/bo...-kenya-n483326
http://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscm...fp-320-280.jpg
Were there different interpretations of the urgency, perhaps?
Air France crew told passengers there was a technical problem, one of those on board the plane said.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/bo...-kenya-n483326
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Yes, some AF leisure routes have high-density configuration
SeatGuru Seat Map Air France Boeing 777-300ER (77W) Caribbean
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Thanks AJ - Have to say, I thought it was a misprint! Blimey.
Anyway - good to hear a positive story about AF. Well done to the crew.
Anyway - good to hear a positive story about AF. Well done to the crew.
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"The plane just went down slowly, slowly, slowly, so we just realised probably something was wrong," said a passenger
If this is the case would it not be better to lose height quickly in case of explosive decompression?
Having worked with Kenyan media and Kenyan Officials, I wouldn't trust either, even more so when they're anonymous / unnamed. Kenyan officials love being the centre of attention and the person with all the facts, even if those facts are made up. They'll say anything if it means they get some status and a feeling of power from it.
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This could be complete rubbish from a Kenyan twitter account. Seems strange for this to be leaked. Before posting i searched the images with TinEye and they seem to be unique.
https://twitter.com/KEleaks/status/678531711865630720
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The device found on board Air France which landed in mombasa earlier today
#AF463 #AirFrance
https://twitter.com/KEleaks/status/678531711865630720
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The device found on board Air France which landed in mombasa earlier today
#AF463 #AirFrance
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Hopefully that was a hoax and not the real deal. The crew handled it quite professionally all things considered. And to whoever was operating EK776 and EK761 last night, you are good people. Ole mate might owe you a couple of beers for your good work
Kenyan airports authority "confirms" that is was, in fact, a bomb.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Conflicts...055296/photo/1
Two passengers are held for suspicious behaviour.
And it is almost christmas.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Conflicts...055296/photo/1
Two passengers are held for suspicious behaviour.
And it is almost christmas.
Hopefully that was a hoax and not the real deal. The crew handled it quite professionally all things considered. And to whoever was operating EK776 and EK761 last night, you are good people
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False Alarm
From BBC.co.uk
An emergency landing of an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris in Kenya was caused by a false bomb alert, the airline's chief says.
Frederic Gagey told a news conference that the suspected package turned out to have been made of paper and a timer.
The pilots of the Boeing 777 requested to land at Moi International Airport in Mombasa after the item was found in a toilet.
Both the aircraft and airport were safely evacuated.
Thank god for that!
An emergency landing of an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris in Kenya was caused by a false bomb alert, the airline's chief says.
Frederic Gagey told a news conference that the suspected package turned out to have been made of paper and a timer.
The pilots of the Boeing 777 requested to land at Moi International Airport in Mombasa after the item was found in a toilet.
Both the aircraft and airport were safely evacuated.
Thank god for that!
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The terrorists can even win with hoax materials. Innocent components separately brought aboard for assembly seem good enough to bring down a plane.
The crew have no choice in these issues - and I hope that they and all future crews are encouraged to make the decision they did.
A rash of these events will see the cost of safety being passed on to the PAX.
The terrorists win again.
Sadly, that is the way it must be.
The crew have no choice in these issues - and I hope that they and all future crews are encouraged to make the decision they did.
A rash of these events will see the cost of safety being passed on to the PAX.
The terrorists win again.
Sadly, that is the way it must be.
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http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...ml#post9216087
Both crews were extremely helpful. The AF crew declared the mayday in Mogadishu airspace and had descended to FL100, they couldn't get contact on HF or VHF. They were relying for a while on other traffic relaying info on guard including, but not limited to weather and operational info to both Nairobi and Mombasa. One of the best displays of airmanship I've ever seen.
Both crews were extremely helpful. The AF crew declared the mayday in Mogadishu airspace and had descended to FL100, they couldn't get contact on HF or VHF. They were relying for a while on other traffic relaying info on guard including, but not limited to weather and operational info to both Nairobi and Mombasa. One of the best displays of airmanship I've ever seen.
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Hopefully that was a hoax and not the real deal. The crew handled it quite professionally all things considered. And to whoever was operating EK776 and EK761 last night, you are good people
What was their involvement (Emirate's crew) ?
Yeah I'd like to know as well...
Hopefully that was a hoax and not the real deal. The crew handled it quite professionally all things considered. And to whoever was operating EK776 and EK761 last night, you are good people
What was their involvement (Emirate's crew) ?
Yeah I'd like to know as well...
Which is why one should get on board with ones' own bomb - there is no evidence of their ever being two bombs found aboard an aircraft.
Just shows how effective airport security prior to boarding is, doesn't it ?