Source: www.wingsherald.com

Air France plane Airbus A340, performing flight AF218 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Mumbai (India), landed by emergency in Esfahan (Iran) due to smoke and smelling fume in the cockpit. The aircraft descended normally and landed safely in Isfahan about 30 minutes later. there were no reported injuries among the passengers are crew. A replacement aircraft was sent to resume the flight to India.

The aircraft Airbus A340 remained on the ground for about 6.5 hours and is currently heading to Dubai Al Maktoum (United Arab Emirates) due to crew duty time limitation.