An Air France A318 had to perform an emergency landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) after the aircraft suffered a cabin pressure malfunction.
The Airbus A318-111 with registration F-GUGR was scheduled to operate Flight AF 1448 from Paris to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) on January 3, 2025. The aircraft took off from CDG at approximately 21:00 local time.
However, 45 minutes into the flight, the crew declared an emergency when the aircraft ran into a cabin pressure issue. The crew facilitated oxygen deployment in the cabin as the automatic mask drop altitude had not been reached when the issue occurred.
Emergency Landing for Air France A318 at CDG After Pressurization Loss
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A dramatic video shows oxygen masks deploying onboard an Air France Airbus A318 due to a pressurization issue. The aircraft, registered F-GUGR, was operating flight AF1448 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG). pic.twitter.com/Vo0z68kq0z
Video footage of scenes onboard the aircraft was uploaded on social media platform X, where some passengers can be seen using the oxygen masks.
The flight crew then followed emergency protocols, descended the aircraft immediately to 8,000 feet and returned to CDG Airport, where it landed safely at approximately 22:12 local time.
Emergency Landing for Air France A318 at CDG After Pressurization Loss
— Humanity 2029 (@Humanity2027) January 4, 2025
A dramatic video shows oxygen masks deploying onboard an Air France Airbus A318 due to a pressurization issue. The aircraft, registered F-GUGR, was operating flight AF1448 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG). pic.twitter.com/Vo0z68kq0z
The flight, as well as its return flight from BCN to CDG, was canceled in order to carry out technical inspections of the aircraft.
A ir France confirms that the crew of flight AF1448 on 3rd January 2005, from Paris CDG to Barcelona BCN operated by Airbus 318 decided to return to its base after 17 minutes of flight due to cabin pressure malfunction.
— Air France Newsroom (@AFnewsroom) January 4, 2025
Air France crews are trained regularly to manage this type…
Air France issued a statement on X, confirming the incident.
“Air France crews are trained regularly to manage this type of situation in accordance with the manufacturer’s procedures,” the airline said.
No injury was reported, and all passengers were re-accommodated on alternate flights to Barcelona.