Air France A332 at Niamey on Jul 25th 2013, body dropped from aircraft
Last Update: July 25, 2013 / 20:31:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 25, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-547
Departure
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Destination
Niamey, Niger
Aircraft Registration
F-GZCL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The onward flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Niger's Minister of the Interior reported a black male person, presumably a stowaway, dropped off the aircraft and fell in front of a resident of the surbub in the west of the city. An inspection of the aircraft revealed blood at the left wing of the aircraft. An investigation is under way, the aircraft remains grounded in Niamey until the investigation is completed.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 25, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-547
Departure
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Destination
Niamey, Niger
Aircraft Registration
F-GZCL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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