According to the St. John’s Airport Authority, the flight travelling from Paris to St. Maarten, a Caribbean island part of the Netherlands, landed in St. John’s just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The plane was carrying 120 passengers and 10 crew members.VIDEO: . JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Air France AFR498 Airbus A330-203 F-GZCF Diversion Landing RWY34 at YYT
Published on Mar 30, 2021
This plane was en-route to hot and sunny Sint Maarten before it diverted 1500km South/Southeast towards a very windy and icy cold St. John’s, NL.
The plane is due to depart tomorrow morning at around 11am.
I may or may not be there to film it take off, no promises (I’m a night owl, lol).
Date: March 30th, 2021
Time of Arrival: 4:18pm
Wind: 32021G32KT
Runway Used: 34
Origin: Paris Charles de Gaulle/Roissy Airport (CDG)
Diverting from: Princess Juliana Intl (SXM)
Callsign/Flight Number: AFR498
Airline/Operator: Air France
Aircraft Type: Airbus A330-203 (A332)
Powerplant(s): (2x) General Electric CF6-80E1A3 Turbofans
Registration: F-GZCF
Airframe age: 18.8 years
Airfleets Page: https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/pl…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b4z29FvAbe4