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| EgyptAir flight 804 disappears en route from Paris to Cairo with over 60 on board | EgyptAir flight 804 disappears en route from Paris to Cairo with over 60 on board |
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| An EgyptAir flight carrying at least 59 passengers and 10 crew members went off the radar after departing from Paris and heading to Cairo, the airline said in a brief statement. | An EgyptAir flight carrying at least 59 passengers and 10 crew members went off the radar after departing from Paris and heading to Cairo, the airline said in a brief statement. |
| “An informed source at EGYPTAIR stated that Flight No. MS804, which departed Paris at 23:09 (CEST), heading to Cairo has disappeared from radar,” the airline said on its Twitter. | “An informed source at EGYPTAIR stated that Flight No. MS804, which departed Paris at 23:09 (CEST), heading to Cairo has disappeared from radar,” the airline said on its Twitter. |
| Flight MS804 left Charles de Gaulle Airport at 11:09 pm on Wednesday Paris time and was expected to arrive in Cairo by 3 am on Thursday. A direct flight usually takes just over four hours. | Flight MS804 left Charles de Gaulle Airport at 11:09 pm on Wednesday Paris time and was expected to arrive in Cairo by 3 am on Thursday. A direct flight usually takes just over four hours. |
| EgyptAir tweeted out that the flight disappeared from radar at 2:45 am Cairo time, when the plane was at an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,300 meters) and around 10 miles (16 kilometers) inside Egyptian airspace. | EgyptAir tweeted out that the flight disappeared from radar at 2:45 am Cairo time, when the plane was at an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,300 meters) and around 10 miles (16 kilometers) inside Egyptian airspace. |
| Conflicting reports have emerged as to the number of people on board. Ahmed Abdel, Egypt Air’s vice-chairman said in an interview with CNN that there were 56 passengers, 3 security personnel, 2 cockpit crew members, and 5 cabin crew members on board – 66 people in total – contradicting previous claims. | |
| He also stated no distress signal had been sent from the missing plane. | |
| EgyptAir confirmed that all authorities have been informed of the missing plane, which disappeared near Greece. Rescue efforts are underway. | EgyptAir confirmed that all authorities have been informed of the missing plane, which disappeared near Greece. Rescue efforts are underway. |
| Egyptian rescue teams are reportedly working with their Greek counterparts to locate the plane. | Egyptian rescue teams are reportedly working with their Greek counterparts to locate the plane. |
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| Egypt’s minister of civil aviation, Sherif Fathi, has abruptly ended a visit to Saudi Arabia and is returning to Egypt, RIA Novosti reported. | |
| Ihab Raslan, a spokesman for the Egyptian civil aviation authority, told SkyNews Arabia that the plane had likely fallen into the Mediterranean Sea. | |
| Lebanese channel Al-Mayadin tweeted that sources in EgyptAir confirm the aircraft crashed into the sea. | |
| EgyptAir said the captain of the plane is experienced with over 6,000 flying hours, while the co-captain has over 2,000 hours. | |
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