A plane turns back after seeing a strange object suspected of being a missile

Jakarta –

Air France had to cancel flights from Paris to Madagascar. The cabin crew saw a strange object high above the Red Sea.

Launch DeclareMonday (4/11/2024), the flight was Air France 934 on Sunday (3/11). However, while approaching Sudan, the plane declared an emergency and changed its route over the Red Sea.

According to flight data site AirLive, Air France confirmed that this was done as a precautionary measure. They also decided to suspend flights over the Red Sea region until further notice.

This decision was made after the flight crew became suspicious after seeing a strange glowing object at high altitude. At the same time, a politician from Madagascar Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko who was on the plane said that he saw the missile flying through the air.

“The news about the Air France plane was true, because I was on that plane. A bullet passed the plane in front of us but it was not shot, that was the reason for returning to France,” he said.

“There were missile planes in the air of Sudan today,” he said.

The Boeing 777-200ER plane took off from runway 08L at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 10.44 local time. However, the plane returned seven hours later after being diverted from the Red Sea.

“As a precautionary measure, Air France has decided to suspend flights over the Red Sea region until further notice. As a result, the schedule of some of their flights has changed,” said Air France in X.

“Depending on the location, some flights may turn around and land again at their airport, such as flight AF934 from Paris to Antananarivo. the statement.

“Air France reminds us that the safety of its customers and crew is absolute. The company constantly monitors the evolution of the geopolitical situation in the regions served and crossed by its aircraft to ensure the highest level of flight safety and security ,” the airline said. .

Flying over the Middle East is becoming increasingly worrisome for many parties, as conflicts are taking place in many countries. For example, what happened between Israel and Iran, to Sudan, which has been suffering riots and war in the past months.
All these conflicts increase the ability of weapons or missiles to hit civilian aircraft.

Last October, for example, passengers on a commercial flight flying over Iran recorded the moment when several missiles were launched without giving any warning to pilots in the area.

Shocking footage shows rockets soaring across the sky as a plane carrying civilians flies over the city of Shiraz. The missiles were part of a barrage of around 180 projectiles launched by Iran towards Israel.

(weekly/fem)