ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75559
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| Date: | Saturday 10 July 2010 |
| Time: | 19:55 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-428 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-GITH |
| MSN: | 32868/1325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 423 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | en route, near Recife, Pernambuco -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Intl. Airport (GIG/SBGL) |
| Paris - Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air France flight 443 was forced to land at the Recife-Guararapes International Airport at 19:55 (LT) this saturday (10). According to spokeman of Infraero, the landing was motivated by a suspected bomb in the plane. The Federal Police has not yet ruled on what happened. The Boeing 747-428, registration F-GITH, takeoff at 16:20 (LT) to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Intl. Airport.
Air France said on Sunday (11), through its press office, that the bomb threat on plane is a false alarm (hoax).
Sources:
http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/ameaca-de-bomba-faz-aviao-da-air-france.html
http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/ameaca-de-bomba-em-voo-rio-paris-foi.html
Airplane photo: http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/2/3/8/1726832.jpg
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2010 01:16 | jorgetadeu7 | Added |
| 11-Jul-2010 09:34 | jorgetadeu7 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2010 10:42 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2010 10:48 | jorgetadeu7 | Updated [Narrative] |
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