Flight MS804 has now been missing for four hours: last contact was at 02.45 local time. It is now 06.45 in Cairo, where it has been daylight for close to two hours.
An informed source at EGYPTAIR stated that Flight no MS804,which departed Paris at 23:09 (CEST),heading to Cairo has disappeared from radar.— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
EGYPTAIR media centre will update as more information becomes available.— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
An informed source at EGYPTAIR declared that its flight number MS804 had 56 passengers on board.— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
including 1 child and 2 infants in addition to 3 EGYPTAIR security personnel and 7 cabin crew with a total of 66 persons on board.— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
The plane was flying at 37,000 feet when it disappeared shortly after entering Egyptian airspace, the airline tweeted.
The Airbus A320 had 56 passengers, including two infants, and 10 crew members, said Capt. Ahmed Adel, vice chairman of EgyptAir.
The Airbus A320 had 56 passengers, including two infants, and 10 crew members, said Capt. Ahmed Adel, vice chairman of EgyptAir.
If it entered Egypt airspace and did not report in, that's highly significant, CNN aviation analyst Mary Schiavo said.
"Since they were 10 miles into Egypt airspace, they should have reported in. If anything had been going on they would have reported at that time," she said.
Conditions were clear and calm when the plane crossed over the Mediterranean, according to CNN meteorologist Michael Guy.
In a statement on its website, Charles de Gaulle Airport said EgyptAir Flight 804 left Paris at 11:09 p.m. local time and was supposed to land in Cairo at 3.15 a.m. Thursday. Both the departure and arrival cities are in the same time zone.
The Egyptian navy is conducting search and rescue operations in the area, CNN's Ian Lee said from Cairo.
The plane's captain had 6,000 flying hours while the first officer had 4,000, Adel said.
More Tweet from Egyptair:
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
Noteworthy that the aircraft pilot has 6275 of flying hours including 2101 flying hours on Airbus 320.— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
As for the co-pilot he has 2766 flying hours. The manufacturing date of the aircraft in 2003.— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
Special teams from the Egyptian Armed Forces were are at site located for inspection and rescue.— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
EGYPTAIR is following up with the concerned authorities through EGYPTAIR's IOCC.— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
EGYPTAIR has offered toll-free numbers for passengers' relatives as follow:— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
080077770000 from any landline in Egypt.
and +202 25989320 from any mobile phone or from outside Egypt.— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
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