Air France Flight 8969 – A Cabin Crew Perspective

It was December 24th, 1994, and Air France Flight 8969, bound for Paris Orly Airport, was preparing to board at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers; the previous flight had been safe and uneventful. Passengers, 220 in total, were primarily Algerian and French. Being the Christmas holiday, people were in a jovial mood and looking forward to being with their families.