"Flight 652 departed Paris about 6 p.m. local time on Friday. It was supposed to land in Réunion, a French island in the Indian Ocean, 10½ hours later. However, data from Flightradar24 shows the Boeing 777 only made it as far as the Swiss Alps before turning around near Davos. It landed back at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport 1 hour and 40 minutes after taking off from there."
"In a statement shared with Business Insider, Air France said the plane returned out of precaution due to "a smell of hotness detected in the cabin." Travel news site Paddle Your Own Kanoo reported that the cabin was too hot for passengers to be comfortable. The Aviation Herald reported that the crew first declared PAN-PAN, the urgency signal, but then upgraded to Mayday after Swiss air traffic control advised that this was necessary to dump fuel over France before landing."
"That meant they landed in Réunion about six hours later than expected. Meanwhile, the original Boeing 777 took off from Charles de Gaulle the following day, operating Saturday's Flight 652 without any apparent problems. "The company regrets the inconveniences linked to this situation and recalls that the safety of customers and flights is an absolute imperative," Air France said."
An Air France Boeing 777 on Flight 652 departed Paris around 6 p.m. for Réunion and turned back near Davos, reaching only the Swiss Alps before reversing course. The aircraft landed at Paris Charles de Gaulle 1 hour and 40 minutes after takeoff. Air France said the return was a precaution after a "smell of hotness detected in the cabin." Passengers reported the cabin was uncomfortably hot. The crew first issued PAN-PAN then upgraded to Mayday so fuel could be dumped over France before landing. Passengers departed later on a replacement aircraft and arrived about six hours late; the original 777 flew the next day without reported problems.
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