An EgyptAir flight MS804 vanished from radar tonight over the Mediterranean Sea.
The plane was en route from Paris to Cairo.
EGYPTAIR A320 was at a height of 37.000ft, and disappeared after entering the Egyptian airspace with 10 miles.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
The plane disappeared after entering Egyptian airspace for 10 miles.
Sky News reported:
An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo is thought to have crashed into the sea with 56 passengers and 10 crew on board.
Flight MS804 departed the French capital at 11.09pm (CEST) before vanishing, according to what the airline described as “an informed source”.
The airline said that the plane, which carried two babies and one child among its passengers, lost contact with radar at 2.45am Cairo time (1.45am BST). Its final contact with air control was 10 minutes earlier.
Special teams from the Egyptian Armed Forces were are at site located for inspection and rescue.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
@Heba___a@EGYPTAIRpic.twitter.com/XCQFN4cTBD
— Noha (@shaheenoha) May 19, 2016
Update 2:30am CST – AP reports that the possibility that the plane has crashed has been confirmed.
Update 4:00am CST – French Official believes terrorist event “almost certainly caused by attack”
Update 4:20am CST – CNN reports that it is very rare that no communications this long since the plane went down
Update 7:00am CST – French Prime Minister confirms that plane crashed with 66 aboard.
