flight 981 departed from Istanbul at 7:57 am local time and landed at Paris's Orly International Airport at 11:02 am local time, after a flight time of just over four hours. The aircraft was carrying 167 passengers and 11 crew members in its first leg, and 50 of these passengers disembarked in Paris. the flight's second leg, from Paris to London Heathrow Airport, was normally underbooked; however, due to a strike by British European Airways employees, many London-bound travelers, who had been stranded at Orly, were booked onto Flight 981, delaying the flight by 30 minutes. The aircraft left Orly Airport at 12:32 pm, bound for Heathrow Airport, FL and took off in an easter direction, before turning off north. shortly after, Flight 981 was turned to clear 230 square feet (23,000 m) and 11 crew members in its first leg, and 50 of these passengers disembarked in Paris. the flight's second leg, from Paris to London Heathrow Airport, was normally underbooked; however, due to a strike by British European Airways employees, many London-bound travelers, who had been stranded
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