An EgyptAir flight no. MS804 carrying atleast 59 passengers and 10 crew members was missing, went off radar, after departing from Paris heading to Cairo, said in the airline statement.
Flight MS804 has left Charles de Gaulle airport around 11: 09 pm, Wednesday, in Paris time, and was expected to arrive in Cairo at 3:00 am Thursday. It is a direct flight and it may usually took over four hours.
The Egyptian government has no initial statement and comments yet.
The airline official twitter account has its statement.
An informed source at EGYPTAIR reported that EGYPTAIR Flight No MS 804 has lost communication with radar tracking system at 02:45 (CLT)
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
EGYPTAIR A320 was at a height of 37.000ft, and disappeared after entering the Egyptian airspace with 10 miles.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
EGYPTAIR has contacted the concerned authorities and bodies and inspection is underway through the rescue teams.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
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