An Air France Airbus A350-900, registration F-HUVC performing flight AF-264 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Seoul (South Korea), was enroute at FL350 about 70nm south of Munich (Germany) in Austrian/Italian Airspace when the crew donned their oxygen masks and decided to divert to Munich reporting a burning odour in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely on Munich's runway 26L about 25 minutes later and stopped on the runway for an inspection by emergency services. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron about 20 minutes after stopping on the runway.
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration F-GZNC positioned to Munich, returned the passengers to Paris, where the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Munich about 24 hours after landing.
The airline reported reporting a burning odour in the cockpit prompted the diversion to Munich, the passengers were returned to Paris by another aircraft and provided with accomodation.
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration F-GZNC positioned to Munich, returned the passengers to Paris, where the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Munich about 24 hours after landing.
The airline reported reporting a burning odour in the cockpit prompted the diversion to Munich, the passengers were returned to Paris by another aircraft and provided with accomodation.
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