France A359 near Munich on Nov 9th 2025, burning odour in cockpit
Last Update: November 10, 2025 / 16:17:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-264
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
F-HUVC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration F-GZNC positioned to Munich, returned the passengers to Paris, where the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Munich about 24 hours after landing.
The airline reported reporting a burning odour in the cockpit prompted the diversion to Munich, the passengers were returned to Paris by another aircraft and provided with accomodation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-264
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
F-HUVC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
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