A revealing audio was released from Air France flight AF 11 that covered the New York-Paris route, where it is evident that the pilots lost control of the plane for a few moments, prior to landing at the Roissy airport in Paris.
In the dramatic communication between the pilots and the control tower, some alarms are heard inside the cabin, denoting that something was wrong with the plane.
After losing control of the aircraft for a few minutes and having to abort the landing, the pilots managed to climb first to 1,200 feet and then to 4,000 feet to stabilize the aircraft’s systems and subsequently land successfully in Paris. Air France issued a statement regarding what happened, alleging that it was a technical failure of the plane.
“Air France confirms that the crew of flight AF011 operating the New York JFK to Paris-CDG route on April 4, 2022 aborted its landing sequence and performed a go-around maneuver due to a technical incident during approach. The crew controlled the situation and landed normally following a second approach. Air France understands and regrets the discomfort felt by customers,” the document reads.
The audio, which can be found on YouTube, is simply terrifying, but it shows the calm and professionalism of the pilots who managed a complex situation.
It is still unknown for sure what the technical failure of the plane was, the important thing is that the moment remained as an anecdote and not as a new air tragedy.
France closes investigation into 2015 plane crash that left 150 fatalities
The French justice ended the investigation into the accident of a Germanwings plane that occurred in the Alps in 2015, which cost the lives of 150 people, considering the “suicidal” act of the co-pilot unforeseeable. The families of the victims considered this suspension adopted on February 21 “disappointing”, according to a document that confirms the information advanced by the newspaper Today in France
On March 24, 2015, the co-pilot of flight 4U9525, which took off from Barcelona (north-eastern Spain) to Düsseldorf (western Germany), took advantage of the absence of the main pilot to crash the Airbus A320 in the French Alps.
The 144 passengers from 19 countries, mostly Germans (72) and Spanish (50), died, as well as the six members of the crew, including the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, who was being treated with antidepressants.
Among those who died in this tragic accident, which went around the world, there were also citizens from Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, and Chile, as well as from the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Iran, and Japan.
The decision ends the investigation opened in France for “involuntary homicides by a natural person and a legal person,” said the Marseille prosecutor’s office (southeast). At the end of the investigation, the judges considered that no one might have foreseen or known Lubitz’s suicidal intentions. “Therefore, no one might act in advance to avoid” the tragedy, according to the Public Ministry.
With information from AFP
