Air France to appeal court manslaughter conviction over 2009 Rio-Paris disaster

​Air ​France ‌said on Thursday it ​would appeal to ‌France's highest court hours after a Paris appeals court found ‌the airline guilty ‌of corporate manslaughter over the crash of a Rio-Paris ⁠flight ​that ⁠killed 228 people in 2009.

"The company ⁠is aware that this ​appeal prolongs what has already been ⁠a lengthy process, particularly ⁠for ​the families, but points out that Air ⁠France's criminal liability had previously ⁠been ⁠ruled out twice," Air France said ‌in ‌a statement.