Twinjet had experienced disruption to satellite-based navigation during service from Paris.
French investigators are probing a substantial flightpath deviation by an Airbus A330-200 on approach to La Reunion in the southern Indian Ocean.
The aircraft – operated by Spanish wet-lease and charter carrier Wamos Air – had been inbound to the territory from Paris Orly on 3 September.
French investigation authority BEA says the twinjet had experienced interference to satellite-based navigation during cruise.
Its crew opted for a conventional approach using the Roland Garros VOR navaid at the capital airport near Saint-Denis.
“As the crew began their descent, the controller detected a significant deviation from the published trajectory,” says BEA, based on preliminary information.
It adds that the aircraft also descended below 3,000ft and was approaching 1,000ft – and apparently still over water to the north of the island – when air traffic control instructed an immediate climb.
No conclusions over the incident have yet been reached. The aircraft (EC-ORP) subsequently landed on runway 14. None of the occupants was injured.
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