Jet turns around mid-flight
2009-07-04 08:28
Santo Domingo - Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems with its air conditioning.
Paris-bound Air France Flight 493 had been airborne for about 20 minutes late on Thursday when the pilot noticed a technical problem and returned to the Caribbean capital.
Air France spokesperson Maria Esther Velasquez says the Boeing 777 had a problem with its air conditioning system.
The passengers aboard were taken to nearby hotels to await later flights to Paris.
The incident occurs weeks after a Paris-bound Air France Airbus A330-200 crashed in the Atlantic, killing all 228 people aboard.
- AP