topics
tools
Expatica countries
Index Last Var.(%)
BEL 20 2119.44 0.28
DAX 6339.94 0.38
IBEX 30 6543 0.13
CAC 40 3047.94 0.32
FTSE 100 5351.53 0.03
AEX 292.76 0.23
DJIA 12454.83 -0.60
Nasdaq 2837.53 -0.07
FTSE MIB 13154.8 0.36
TSX Composite 11576.47 0.09
ASX 4081.2 -0.61
Hang seng 18713.41 0.25
Straits Times 2772.75 -0.24
ISEQ 20 500.94 1.55
You are here: Home News Swiss News 66 French on crashed Yemeni Airbus

Swiss News

archive
Enlarge font Decrease font Text size


30/06/200966 French on crashed Yemeni Airbus

Sixty six French nationals were on board the Yemenia Airbus A310 which crashed in the Indian Ocean off the Comoros.

Paris – Sixty six French nationals were on board the Yemenia Airbus A310 which crashed in the Indian Ocean off the Comoros, with 153 passengers and crew on board, aviation sources said Tuesday.

The aircaft apparently "crashed into the sea several kilometres from the coast" as it approached the Comoros. It was "in the landing phase," said the source, who did not provide additional details.

The aircraft was due to have touched down in Moroni, capital of the Indian Ocean archipelago, around 2300 GMT on Monday.

The flight started at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport on Monday when an Airbus A330-200 aircraft took off for Marseille in southern France and then on to Sanaa in Yemen.

At Sanaa, passengers changed to an Airbus A310 and departed for Moroni via Djibouti.

A crisis task force was set up at Charles de Gaulle airport.

They said 26 French nationals had boarded at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport and 40 more in the southern city of Marseille.

A total of 67 people embarked in Paris, according to airport officials.

In Marseilles, 61 people who boarded the plane were bound for its final destination, Moroni, most of them Comoran nationals returning home, said Marseille police.

An Air France Airbus operated by Air France crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June as it was flying from Brazil to France.

AFP / Expatica


0 reactions to this article

Be the first person to add a comment

General rating: Not rated yet

Rate article:    Add my rating



0 reactions to this article

Be the first person to add a comment
Discussion Forums

Finding your way in Switzerland

Trekking and Backpacking

Community Noticeboard Switzerland

Let's coach..Saturday.Free.In English.

Finding your way in Switzerland

Chinese Nanny (Ayi) wanted

Finding your way in Switzerland

Need Househelp who prepares Thai food

Student forum Switzerland

@SAP Business Objects Online Training in Netherlands by SAP BOSS

participate in the forums

Inside Expatica
Residence and work permits in Switzerland

Residence and work permits in Switzerland

How to apply for a residency or work permit in Switzerland for you and your family.

How to rent and buy a house in Switzerland

How to rent and buy a house in Switzerland

Information about renting property and obtaining a mortgage in Switzerland.

Switzerland's healthcare system

Switzerland's healthcare system

Information about the Swiss healthcare system, health insurance, pharmacies and emergency numbers.

Banking in Switzerland

Banking in Switzerland

Explaining Swiss currency, banknotes, credit cards and bureaux de change.