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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lucy Thackray

Air France pilot says plane ‘went nuts’ before aborted landing, reveals cockpit audio

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Air safety investigators have opened an enquiry into an Air France flight after it aborted landing on Tuesday, with cockpit audio revealing pilots said the plane was “going nuts”.

Pilots appeared to struggle to control the Boeing 777 on descent into Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, with a recording from the cockpit capturing a fraught exchange between crew and air traffic control.

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