The aircraft, a Boeing 787-900, carrying 272 passengers and crew, landed Normally
in the Nunavummiuq capital at 11:41 a.m. local time, according to a written statement from the carrier to Radio-Canada.
The customers have disembarked and technical checks on the device are underway. They will make it possible to determine whether the plane can continue its route to Seattle or whether rerouting solutions as quickly as possible for our customers must be sought.
Air France Flight 338 left Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport at 10:30 a.m. local time and was scheduled to reach Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington, at 11:20 a.m. Pacific time.
No further information has yet been provided on the outcome of the situation.
Air France flight AF338 departed Paris on May 7 at 10:31 a.m. (CST) bound for Seattle, United States (blue dashed line). The aircraft was diverted to Iqaluit Airport (Green Line), where it landed at 11:44 a.m. (EST) to conduct technical checks of the aircraft.
Photo: Flightaware.com
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