Air France Boeing 787 diverted due to ‘hot smell in cabin’

New alert. An Air France Boeing 787-900 flying from Paris to Seattle was diverted to a Canadian airport on Tuesday after a “hot smell appeared in the cabin,” the airline told AFP this Wednesday.

“Air France confirms that the crew of flight AF338 on May 7, 2024, connecting Paris (CDG) to Seattle (SEA) on a Boeing 787-900, decided to divert to Iqaluit Airport (YFB), Canada, continued to smell a hot odor in the cabin,” she said in a statement sent to AFP.

“This decision was made in accordance with manufacturer procedures, company instructions and applying the precautionary principle. The plane landed normally in Iqaluit (northeastern Canada, editor’s note) at 10:44 local time on Tuesday, she said. Passengers on the diverted flight were flown to New York’s JFK Airport and then diverted “as quickly as possible” to Seattle on another Air France Boeing.

There is no anomaly at this time

“The first checks by an Air France mechanic assigned to the site have not yet revealed any anomalies. These checks are ongoing,” an Air France spokesman said.

Boeing is going through difficult times after several incidents. Three of the four models of commercial aircraft currently produced by the American group are officially the subject of an FAA investigation, including the 787 Dreamliner.

“Air France scrupulously follows the requests and recommendations of French and international authorities. No comments were made regarding the fleet of Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft operated by our company,” Air France recalled.