Frederic Gagey

Air France said today it had taken legal action after the discovery of a fake bomb on board a flight from Mauritius to Paris that prompted an emergency landing in Kenya.

A suspicious device found on an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris that prompted an emergency landing was harmless and caused a "false alarm", the airline's chief executive said on Sunday.

Air France chief executive Frederic Gagey said today that a bomb scare that prompted one of the airline's planes to make an emergency landing in Kenya had been a "false alarm".

Air France-KLM unveiled a new restructuring plan today threatening 2,900 job cuts after pilots for the struggling airline refused to accept longer flying hours, triggering a "violent" protest at a board meeting.

Air France-KLM is set to unveil details today of a revamped restructuring plan which unions expect will lead to some 3,000 job losses.

Air France said today it had taken legal action after the discovery of a fake bomb on board a flight from Mauritius to Paris that prompted an emergency landing in Kenya.

A suspicious device found on an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris that prompted an emergency landing was harmless and caused a "false alarm", the airline's chief executive said on Sunday.

Air France chief executive Frederic Gagey said today that a bomb scare that prompted one of the airline's planes to make an emergency landing in Kenya had been a "false alarm".

Air France-KLM unveiled a new restructuring plan today threatening 2,900 job cuts after pilots for the struggling airline refused to accept longer flying hours, triggering a "violent" protest at a board meeting.

Air France-KLM is set to unveil details today of a revamped restructuring plan which unions expect will lead to some 3,000 job losses.