Smoke fills cabin of Air France flight after loud bang

September 20, 2021

An Air France-KLM flight made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Beijing after the Boeing Co. 777 aircraft suffered a technical failure and smoke filled the cabin.

The flight, destined for Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, returned to Beijing airport 14 minutes after departure, the carrier said in a statement Saturday. Passengers reported hearing a loud bang before black smoke began filling the cabin, the Beijing Daily said. There were no reports of injury.

A Boeing spokesperson referred to Air France for any information on the incident.

“A failure of the aircraft’s pneumatic system resulted in overpressurization in one of the air conditioning pipes, which spread residue and dust in the cabin,” Air France said in its statement.

Maintenance work will be carried out on the aircraft, and passengers were offered alternative flights to Paris, the airline said.

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