It was a news item that the Stade Français players would no doubt have done without, but which ultimately ended without any major problem, apart from a nice scare. Indeed, the Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA) for civil aviation safety revealed that it had “opened an investigation following the triggering of an emergency procedure concerning an Air France plane on Saturday May 11, 2024.”
It was the plane carrying the Stade Français players who were traveling for the match against Stade Toulousain the next day (49-18 defeat). “An anomaly on the landing gear position indicator” is mentioned.
While approaching Toulouse-Blagnac airport, the plane, which was carrying 53 people including the entire Stade Français delegation, had to make an additional tour in the Haut-Garonne sky before making a landing. ’emergency. In the end, more fear than harm for the Parisians who must have been a little shaken.
