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KLM Flight Declares Mid-Air Emergency, Diverts to Paris for Safe Landing

Officials have not confirmed the cause of the 7700 alert.

Overview

  • Operating as KL1465 from Amsterdam to Marseille, the jet sent a Squawk 7700 over northern France.
  • Controllers directed a rapid descent and vectored the Embraer 195-E2 to Paris Orly.
  • The diversion began at 10:43 CET with touchdown at 11:00 CET on runway 25.
  • The aircraft, registration PH-NXO, was met by emergency services and parked on a remote stand at 11:04 CET.
  • The flight had been scheduled to arrive in Marseille at 11:35 CET, with further details on the incident pending from KLM and French authorities.