News EgyptAir flight MS804 disappears from radar between Paris and Cairo

Devesh

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Details are still – understandably – sketchy and facts still emerging.

Here is what we know, via EgyptAir’s official statements:

  • Flight MS804, en route from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cairo, has disappeared from radar
  • The plane, an Airbus A320, was scheduled to leave Paris at 11.09pm on Wednesday night.
  • The airline said contact was lost around 16km/10 miles into Egyptian airspace at 2.45am local time.
  • The plane was carrying 59 passengers and 10 crew.
  • The plane was travelling at 37,000 feet when it disappeared from radar.
  • Search and rescue efforts are underway.
  • There is no detail yet on possible reasons for the plane’s disappearance.
Source- The guardian
 
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