France A332 near Munich on Jan 4th 2026, toxic fumes on board

Last Update: January 4, 2026 / 23:00:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 4, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-565

Aircraft Registration
F-GZCM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Air France Airbus A330-200, registration F-GZCM performing flight AF-565 from Beirut (Lebanon) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at FL400 about 60nm south of Munich (Germany) in Austrian Airspace, when a burning odour was detected on board, the captain subsequently informed passengers about toxic fumes as cause of the diversion to Munich. The aircraft landed safely on Munich's runway 26L about 18 minutes later.

Passengers reported they observed smell of fire on board.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 4, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-565

Aircraft Registration
F-GZCM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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