An Air France flight from Paris to Malaga had to make an emergency landing in Madrid last Tuesday night due to the presence of smoke in the cabin.
The plane, an Airbus A320-214 with capacity for 200 passengers, had taken off from Charles de Gaulle Airport at 9:00 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport at 11:35 p.m.
Just as the aircraft was flying over the south of Madrid, the flight crew indicated that they had a smoke problem on board and that they needed to divert to Barajas airport in an emergency.
The controllers immediately facilitated their descent, removing traffic ahead to facilitate the operation, allowing a landing without further incidents to later be escorted by firefighters and clear the runway in 10 minutes.
According to the controllers in their profile on the In addition, the controllers indicated that in their opinion it is also “positive to know that the security systems work.”
