Dramatic audio captures Air France pilots averting potential disaster near Paris
Dramatic audio captured the tense moments the pilots of an Air France flight from New York to Paris struggled to main control of the plane while approaching the airport.
“I call you back,” a pilot is heard telling the controller after he inquired about what was going on,A few moments later, a pilot informs the controller that they aborted the landing at 1,200 feet.The other pilot then says they “had an issue with the commands,” adding that the plane “didn’t respond.”
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