Air France plane travelling from Paris to San Francisco performs mystery u-turn over the English Channel and lands back at Charles de Gaulle airport
- Air France flight can be seen doing a figure of eight and heading back to Paris half an hour after takeoff
- The flight was redirected due to a 'minor technical issue', according to a spokeswoman for Air France
An Air France flight destined for San Franciso as been spotted making several loops over the English Channel before heading back to Paris.
The Boeing 777-228ER was scheduled to leave at 10.30am CET, was delayed until 10.59am.
But Flight Radar shows the flight complete a figure of eight over the English Channel before returning to France approximately half an hour into the flight.
A spokeswoman for Air France told MailOnline that the redirection was caused by 'a minor technical issue, the flight diverted to Paris for precautionary measure, and landed safely.'
An Air France flight destined for San Franciso has been spotted making several loops over the English Channel before heading back to Paris
Flight Radar shows the flight complete a figure of eight over the English Channel before returning to France approximately half an hour into the flight
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