Air France cancels another flight from Rio to Paris, for technical problems

Patricia Royo

Air France plane makes emergency landing in Recife International Airport because of a suspected bomb and take all the baggage of passengers / Archive: 10.7.2010 (Hans von Manteuffel)

RIO - For the fourth time in just over a week, an Air France flight to Paris is canceled for present problems. On Saturday night, flight 0455, with output scheduled to 19h05m International Airport Antonio Carlos Jobim, was suspended after its takeoff that electrical problems were found in the engine of the aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, during the technical inspection, informed the advising the company. After waiting for about four hours, passengers were informed that the flight had been rescheduled for Sunday at 23h. The plane took off at 23h40m, with a delay of more than 28 hours in relation to the original schedule.

Ready to make its first flight, the commercial assistant Raquel Bernardino arrived at the airport at 17h, with sufficient time for check-in and checking your bag smoothly. 19h, time set for takeoff, she and other passengers who looked forward to the departure lounge were told that the half-hour flight delay. Already at 20h, a new statement: The plane had not expected to be out. Conformed with the delay, Rachel waited in the departure lounge with her friend, until, at 22h, came to confirm the suspected: Air France said the aircraft did not take off on Saturday night, but would accommodate 170 passengers in hotels.

Since then, much confusion in trying to organize the passengers so they could pass again by the Federal Police, retrieve their luggage and leave the airport towards the hotel where they would be staying. According to Rachel, there was much running and disrespect the elderly who waited in the queue:

- The most exalted persons were released first, because the company wanted to avoid shouting, and the rest waited. Already annoyed by not having traveled, but my biggest complaint was with the indifference of officials of Air France. They were very unprepared, did not give details. It was a great lack of respect.
After seven hours of waiting, disappearance of the bag

Only at 00:30, after more than seven hours at the airport, Rachel managed to catch a bus chartered by Air France into the Windsor Barra Hotel, Barra da Tijuca, one of the hotels chosen by the company to accommodate passengers. The Rio, however, returned without luggage, and has not been informed by the company on the whereabouts of their luggage.

- I was looking for my suitcase and an official of the airline also began to beat me mouth. I started to cry so much stress - he tells Rachel, who does not hide the fear in travel after the recent problems faced by the aircraft of Air France: - There are 11 hour flight and I was a bit scared with all this history. I try my best to think rationally, but I do not get on the plane.

The office of Air France said that any assistance such as transportation, food and lodging was provided to passengers injured in an attempt to meet the new rules of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), in force since June 13 of this year. Also according to the advisory, the Airbus A330-200 unable to fly on Saturday night and underwent repairs at the new flight will depart, AF 445A, 23h on Sunday.
Three other cases in eight days

On Thursday (15), the AF flight 445, departing from the International Airport of Sao Paulo, Guarulhos, could not take off after a malfunction in the plane wreckage was found during inspection of the aircraft. The flight took off only in the morning, as flight extra.

On Tuesday (13), another aircraft took off from Air France's Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport at 16h20m, to Paris, but the journey was interrupted and the pilot returned to Rio after six hours due to some technical defect in their toilets.

Last Saturday (10), a false bomb threat made a flight of Air France landing at the Guararapes International Airport in Recife. The aircraft had departed from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.

The incidents occurring just over a year after the crash of flight 447 Air France, which caused the death of 216 passengers and 15 crew were aboard the plane that started in the Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June 1, 2009 . Only 50 bodies were found after 26 days of searches in a joint operation between the Navy and Air Force of Brazil, with support of the Armed Forces of France.

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