Kenya Airways says it has lost contact with a Boeing 737-800 airliner flying to Nairobi from Douala in Cameroon with 115 people on board.
A Kenya Airways plane with 115 people on board is feared to have crashed en route to Nairobi from Cameroon.
The airline says the last message was received by the control tower in Douala immediately after take-off.
The airline says the last message was received by the control tower in Douala, Cameroon, soon after take-off.
Flight KQ 507 originated in Abidjan in Ivory Coast and left Douala at 2305 local time (0005 GMT) Friday. It was due to arrive in Nairobi at 0615.
Flight KQ 507 originated in Abidjan in Ivory Coast and left Douala at 2305 local time (0005 GMT) Friday. It was due to arrive in Nairobi at 0615.
Kenya Airways says there were 106 passengers and nine crew on board.
Kenya's national carrier has a good safety record. However, 169 people died when one of its planes crashed in 2000.
It has set up a crisis management centre at Embakasi at Nairobi airport.
Connecting passengers
Connecting passengers
Kenya Airways says there were 106 passengers and nine crew on board the Boeing 737-800 plane.
It is not clear what the nationalities of the passengers are but it is thought many were connecting through Nairobi to other destinations.
Titus Naikuni, the company's chief executive officer, said: "Flight 507 was coming from Abidjan via Douala. The aircraft unfortunately has not arrived."
Titus Naikuni, the company's chief executive officer, said: "Flight 507 was coming from Abidjan via Douala. The aircraft unfortunately has not arrived."
"We have no details about what has happened to the aircraft," he said.
"We have no details about what has happened to the aircraft," he said.
Most of the passengers were said to be connecting at Nairobi to destinations outside Kenya.
A crisis management centre has been set up at Embakasi at Nairobi airport for worried friends and relatives.
The Kenya Airways website says the fleet is 23 strong but only one of the planes is a 737-800.
The Kenya Airways website says the fleet is 23 strong but only one of the planes is a 737-800.
Kenya Airways is 26%-owned by Air France KLM's Dutch company KLM.
Kenya Airways is 26%-owned by Air France KLM's Dutch company KLM.
In January 2000 a Kenya Airways plane crashed into the sea after taking off from Abidjan airport in Ivory Coast killing 169 passengers and 10 crew.
In January 2000 a Kenya Airways plane crashed into the sea after taking off from Abidjan airport in Ivory Coast killing 169 people. There were 10 survivors.
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