Created Tuesday, Aug 16th 2022 07:43Z, last updated Tuesday, Aug 16th 2022 07:43Z
An Air France Airbus A321-200, registration F-GTAE performing flight AF-1002 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Heraklion (Greece), was enroute at FL350 about 80nm west of Athens (Greece) when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted to Athens. The aircraft landed safely on Athens' runway 21R about 16 minutes later.

A passenger reported there had been odours on board.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2:45 hours, then continued the flight and reached Heraklion with a delay of 3 hours.

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