Due to a “luminous object” in Sudan, Air France suspends its flights in the skies of Port Sudan
Monitoring agencies
Air France announced on Sunday that it had suspended its flights over the Red Sea region “until further notice”, “as a precautionary measure” after its crew reported the presence of a “luminous object” above. above Sudan.
The company said in a press release received by Agence France-Presse: “Air France confirms that it has decided, as a precautionary measure, to suspend its flights over the Red Sea region until further notice.”
The press release added that this decision was taken after “spotting a luminous object at high altitude” in Sudan, without further details on this subject.
Air France said the route of some of its flights had changed and that some planes had returned to the airports from which they took off.
It stressed that the safety of its customers and its crews “is an absolute necessity”, specifying that it constantly monitors the evolution of the geopolitical situation in the areas that its planes serve and fly over “in order to ensure the most high level of safety and security”. flight safety.
An airline source told AFP that Air France was the only airline to take this precautionary measure, specifying that the airspace above the area was not closed.
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