Paris: An Air France plane flying from Paris to the Norwegian city of Stavanger had to turn back mid-way on Tuesday after the captain fell ill, an airport source said.
Flight AF1746 landed at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport at 8:10 pm local time, 37 minutes after take-off, an Air France spokeswoman said.
"There was a medical emergency on board and the crew decided to return to Paris," she said.
"The captain felt a pain in his thorax and preferred not to continue the flight. The plane returned to Paris and the co-pilot handled the landing," an airport source added.
The source said the captain was attended to by medics immediately on arrival.
Flight AF1746 landed at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport at 8:10 pm local time, 37 minutes after take-off, an Air France spokeswoman said.
"There was a medical emergency on board and the crew decided to return to Paris," she said.
The source said the captain was attended to by medics immediately on arrival.
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