Electronic problems cancel Brazil-Paris Air France flight, 4th incident in 8 days
By APSunday, July 18, 2010
Trouble for Brazil-Paris flight for 4th time
SAO PAULO — Air France says a Rio de Janeiro to Paris flight has been canceled because of electronic problems. It is the fourth incident in eight days involving an Air France passenger jet from Brazil.
Air France spokeswoman Leticia Lyra says problems were detected on the before the flight was to leave for Paris Saturday with 170 passengers. It was rescheduled for Sunday night. She did not provide details.
On Thursday, Air France canceled a Sao Paulo to Paris flight because of damage in the aircraft’s fuselage.
Two days earlier, an Air France Rio to Paris flight was forced to return to Brazil because of malfunctioning bathrooms. On July 10, a bomb threat forced a Paris-bound Air France jet bound to make an emergency landing in northeastern Brazil.
