Paris-Mumbai flight makes emergency landing in Iran before flying to Dubai

AP  |  Tehran 

A jetliner flown by a subsidiary of that made an emergency landing in stayed on the ground for several hours Wednesday before flying to Dubai, according to the

Joon said in a statement that the plane, operating as flight AF218, landed out of precaution over a malfunctioning ventilation circuit.

Iran's state-run agency said local authorities provided services to passengers. It said all were in good health.

said the plane was checked by local maintenance teams and then departed for in Dubai, where it was expected to arrive early Thursday.

said it would re-route passengers to on other airlines as soon as possible.

In December, a 737 Max made an emergency landing in while flying from to

Passengers were able to leave the following day, but Norwegian's U.S.-made jet stayed in Iran for several weeks awaiting repairs. The cited paperwork involved in shipping aircraft parts to Iran because of U.S. sanctions against Tehran's nuclear program.

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First Published: Thu, May 09 2019. 05:01 IST