Air France Moscow-Paris flight declares emergency, diverts route

An Air France flight flying from Moscow to Paris has declared a general emergency and has diverted the route.  The plane sent an emergency signal in the Luxembourg area, made a turn and began to descend, according to reports. 

"The notification concerned a brake system. It must have been a false alarm, but the crew still decided to land to be on the safe side", the company representative said.

According to Flightradar, the plane landed in Luxembourg at 12:41 p.m. (9:41 GMT). After all the necessary checks the plane will be given the green light to continue on its way to Paris. 

Air France said in a statement, "AF1145 crew decided to divert to Luxembourg LUX per precaution following the activation of an alarm and in accordance with the manufacturer's procedures and company instructions."

Air France flight #AF1145 from Moscow (SVO) to Paris (CDG) has declared a general emergency (squawk 7700) and is diverting - reason currently unknown https://t.co/Z2jco6UVD3 pic.twitter.com/ypqgbavW9g

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According to the online schedule at Sheremetyevo Airport, flight AF1145 departed from the Moscow airport at 9:00 a.m. (6:00 a.m. GMT). Travel time was supposed to be 3 hours 40 minutes to Charles de Gaulle Airport.