French Bee A35K over Red Sea on Aug 19th 2026, interference navigation signals, inconsisttent DMEs

Last Update: August 28, 2026 / 16:14:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 19, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
French Bee

Flight number
BF-702

Departure
Paris Orly, France

Destination
Saint Denis, Réunion

Aircraft Registration
F-HMIX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-1000

ICAO Type Designator
A35K

A French Bee Airbus A350-1000, registration F-HMIX performing flight BF-702 from Paris Orly (France) to Saint Denis (Reunion), was enroute at FL380 over the Red Sea when interference occurred on the GNSS signal. The crew continued the flight to Reunion. Descending towards Reunion the crew noticed inconsistencies on the radio navigation aids, especially DMEs. The crew continued the descent under visual flight rules and landed safely.

The French BEA rated the occurrence an incident involving the malfunction of a circuit or component not part of the powerplant and opened an investigation.

The aircraft departed for the return flight on schedule.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 19, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
French Bee

Flight number
BF-702

Departure
Paris Orly, France

Destination
Saint Denis, Réunion

Aircraft Registration
F-HMIX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-1000

ICAO Type Designator
A35K

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