Plane turns back two hours into journey after passenger loses phone mid-flight

A cell phone lost in the cabin of an airplane in the middle of the flight would have forced an Air France pilot to turn around by "precautionary measure" on Friday.

Plane turns back two hours into journey after passenger loses phone mid-flight

Passengers were only a quarter of the way into the 4,200-mile flight from Paris to the Caribbean

One Phone. Two Hours. A Flight Full of Passengers Sent Back to Paris | Attack of the Fanboy

An Air France flight bound for the Caribbean was forced to turn around mid-air on Friday after a passenger misplaced their phone, delaying the journey for hundreds of travelers. Flight AF750 had departed Paris Orly Airport at around 12 p.m. en route to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe when the crew made the decision to reverse course. The plane had been flying for nearly two hours and had just crossed into the Atlantic before looping back and landin…

LVE Air France AF1532 to Athens is declaring an emergency and turning around

Air France flight from Paris CDG to Athens has declared an emergency.The flight Air France AF1532 departed Paris at 09:52 CET from CDG Airport to Athens.About 1 hour and 30 minutes into the flight, the crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700).The Airbus A321-200 (registration F-GTAZ) turned around and started a descent.UPDATE 11:30 CETFlight AF1532 is diverting to Venice.UPDATE 11:43 CETThe A321 has landed on runway 04R.UPDATE 11:47 CETAir Franc…

A lost smartphone that makes a Boeing 777 turn around... that's what happened on Air France's AF750 flight.

In-flight incidents have been increasing in recent times, forcing several aircraft to turn back for various disturbing reasons. Between the presence of smoke in the cabin, technical problems and undisciplined passengers, airlines often have to make quick decisions to ensure the safety of all on board. However, one of the reasons for this is [...] Air France article: a lost smartphone, an emergency return, costs and lessons on the safety of batte…