The Air France plane, which was conducting the Paris-Yerevan flight, landed in normal fashion. In the first approach to the runway, the plane crew decided to break off the landing considering that there is no full compliance with the safety requirements.

Air France Press Secretary Anastasia Smirnova told the above-said to Armenian News-NEWS.am. In her words, the plane’s second rotation was regulated by the aviation authorities.

“This is a standard process used by all airlines; it guarantees the safety of passengers and flights. The company regrets that incorrect information from unreliable sources is disseminated in the media and social networks,” specifically reads the statement by the press service of the Russia and the CIS Office of Air France.

On July 26, the pilots of the aforesaid plane were unable to land the aircraft at the first approach in Zvartnots International Airport of Armenian capital city Yerevan. As a result, they decided to make a second rotation, and therefore sharply increased speed. The plane circled around the airport for another forty minutes, during which it was shaking very strongly. Fortunately, the pilots managed to land the plane after about an hour delay.

Armenian General Department of Civil Aviation Press Secretary Nelly Cherchinyan told earlier that the information, according to which the plane had tilted to the left and grazed the runway during landing, is inaccurate.

“The weather was unfavorable, and the [plane] crew decided to make a second rotation. There was nothing extraordinary. The passengers were simply scared, [and] they thought they were close to the runway. In reality, the plane was one kilometer away from it,” Cherchinyan had added.