Joon A343 near Isfahan on May 8th 2019, malfunction of ventilation circuit
Last Update: May 8, 2019 / 21:54:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Joon
Flight number
AF-218
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
F-GLZP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 6.5 hours and is currently heading to Dubai Al Maktoum (United Arab Emirates) due to crew duty time limitation.
The airline initially reported "security reasons" as cause for the diversion, subsequently reported a "malfunctioning ventilation circuit".
Iranian states media reported the crew reported a technical malfunction but did not provide a particular reason for the diversion, all passengers are well and have been taken care of. In the meantime the aircraft has departed again.
A media frenzy started in western media when the aircraft "disappeared" from tracking websites due to lack of coverage by Mode-S Receivers prompting fear for the safety of the aircraft amongst their readers.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Joon
Flight number
AF-218
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
F-GLZP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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