Aer Lingus pilots 'cooperated fully' as flight diverted
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The pilot and co-pilot of the Aer Lingus plane, which was diverted to a French airbase over a security alert yesterday, cooperated fully with French authorities, a union has said.
The pilot and co-pilot of the Aer Lingus plane, which was diverted to a French airbase over a security alert yesterday, cooperated fully with French authorities, a union has said.
The office of the French Prime Minister had said that fighter jets were sent to intercept and escort Aer Lingus Flight EI402 after the pilot did not cooperate with authorities as expected.
A French regional prosecutor later said that the pilot and co-pilot were questioned as part of an investigation into what happened.
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