Air France flight being intercepted by NORAD?

[Danzig]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1048961/posts

Looking on CNN etc. now

 

[Danzig]

http://www.fboweb.com/21/track/trackfree2b.asp?SCREENX=&num=11971378&tailnum=AFR068&zoom=10#foo

 

[Ken King]

Originally posted by Danzig
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1048961/posts

Looking on CNN etc. now

I show it about 50 miles NW of LA in a slow descent out fo 21,000 feet heading straight at LAX.

 

[Danzig]

This from the first link


I'm sorry, but could you confirm what I just read? Air France flights have been intercepted and escorted "several times a day" ? and another flight in bound from Mexico as well?

How long has this been going on and is this being reported by any media anywhere?

 

[PrepH4U]

Wow that was pretty impressive, but from reading the posts I guess its standard now for all flights from France and Mexico.

 

[PrepH4U]

So it hasn't landed yet Ken?

 

[Ken King]

Originally posted by PrepH4U
So it hasn't landed yet Ken?

Not yet, about 5 miles out on what appears to be a standard approach.

 

[Danzig]

FlightID: AFR068 (Undefined, Undefined)
Status: DEPARTED, ENROUTE
Company: AIR FRANCE
Country: FRANCE
Radio Call: AIRFRANS
Ground Spd: 250 kts (Assigned: M085)
Altitude: 076C(hundreds of feet) (Assigned: 370)
Type: B744 (Boeing Company Model 747-400)
Origin Apt: LFPG CHARLES DE GAULLE
Dest Apt: LAX LOS ANGELES INTL
Departed: E2320Z ETA As Filed: 1030Z, Calculated ETE: 0h 1m

 

[Danzig]

 

[Ken King]

On final approach now through 1000 feet.

 

[PrepH4U]

 

[PrepH4U]

Sorry should have quoted the picture, wasn't at your post Ken.
Looking at that link it should have landed right?

 

[Danzig]

Da plane..........da plane

 

[Ken King]

Shows it has arrived. Nothing about a force down or anything. I guess we are escorting a few flights that originate outside the USA.

 

[Danzig]

Flight information

Information last updated at 3:02 AM Paris time





AF 068 Flight left from Paris (CDG) at 3:12 PM
Flight arrived in Los Angeles (LAX) at 5:53 PM
All times shown are local times



Departs Arrives

Airport : Paris, Charles de Gaulle (CDG) - France
terminal 2E Los Angeles, Los Angeles Int. (LAX) - USA
terminal 5

Scheduled departure time : 1:35 PM, December 30, 2003 4:05 PM, December 30, 2003

Comments : Flight AF068 has been delayed as a safety precaution.

 

[Kain99]

You guys are the best dayum people on the planet! Making me laugh through stuff that would normally freak me out!

 

[Ken King]

Originally posted by Kain99
You guys are the best dayum people on the planet! Making me laugh through stuff that would normally freak me out!

What's to freak out about? For me it is a sound precautionary event. You know, it's not like the days when the Red Menace would make practice bombing/cruise missile runs against the eastern US and we would intercept and escort them.

Now that would tighten the old sphincter a notch or two.