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French plane lost over Atlantic | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8076848.stm | work=[[BBC News]] }}</ref> Officials have already been reported to have said there is no hope of any survivors. |
French plane lost over Atlantic | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8076848.stm | work=[[BBC News]] }}</ref> Officials have already been reported to have said there is no hope of any survivors. |
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On May 27 an Air France flight was evacuated in Buenos Aires, in neighbouring Argentina, following a bomb threat.<ref>http://momento24.com/en/2009/05/27/bomb-threat-on-air-france-flight/</ref> |
On May 27 an Air France flight was evacuated in Buenos Aires, in neighbouring Argentina, following a bomb threat.<ref>{{cite news | title= |
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Bomb threat on Air France flight | url=http://momento24.com/en/2009/05/27/bomb-threat-on-air-france-flight/ | work=[[Momento24]] }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:48, 1 June 2009
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| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 1, 2009 |
| Site | Atlantic Ocean |
| Operator | Air France |
| Registration | F-GZCP |
| Flight origin | Rio de Janeiro International Airport |
| Destination | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France |
| Passengers | 216 |
| Crew | 12 |
Air France Flight 447 was a flight from Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009. The plane was an Airbus A330-200, with 216 passengers and 12 crew on board. It was expected to land at 11:15 CEST on June 1. Contact was lost with the plane at 06:00 GMT. The Brazilian Air Force has started a search and rescue operation near the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha.[1] Officials have already been reported to have said there is no hope of any survivors.
On May 27 an Air France flight was evacuated in Buenos Aires, in neighbouring Argentina, following a bomb threat.[2]
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