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Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems. Paris-bound Air France Flight 493 had been airborne for about 20 minutes late Thursday when the pilot noticed a technical problem and returned to the Caribbean capital.
Updated on: Jul 4, 2009, 10:18:24 IST
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Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems.
Paris-bound Air France Flight 493 had been airborne for about 20 minutes late Thursday when the pilot noticed a technical problem and returned to the Caribbean capital.
Air France spokeswoman Maria Esther Velasquez says the Boeing 777-300ER had a problem with its air conditioning system. The passengers aboard were taken to nearby hotels to await later flights to Paris.
The incident occurs weeks after a Paris-bound Air France Airbus A330-200 crashed in the Atlantic, killing all 228 people aboard.
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