Breaking News : Egyptair Flight MS804 reported missing
Updated | By ECR Breakfast
Egyptair flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo disappears from radar.
This morning we wake up to news that another plane has been reported missing.
Egyptair airline says the plane, which took off from France’s Charles de Gaulle airport late on Wednesday night, has gone missing.
The flight - MS804 from Paris to Cairo disappeared from their radar and has yet to be located.
The Guardian.com has reported that flight MS804 lost contact with radar at 02:45 Cairo time.
The plane was at 37,000 ft and disappeared 80 miles (around 10 minutes) before entering Egyptian airspace.
The plane is said to be carrying 69 people and 10 crew members. It was supposed to arrive in Egypt at 3:05am local time
Search and rescue teams are being assembled.
Greek officials are investigating reports from residents of a Greek island claiming they saw ball of fire in the sky, approximately the same time MS804 went missing from the radar.
The French prime minister has said that no theory will be ruled out
this shot from flight radar appears to indicate where @EGYPTAIR #MS804 disappeared from radar screens @Claire_Phipps pic.twitter.com/APjVUPvZXj
— michael safi (@safimichael) May 19, 2016
#MS804 operated by an Airbus A320-232 (SU-GCC), delivered in 2003. https://t.co/fXqqYNewe4 pic.twitter.com/f86WS4gGCR
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) May 19, 2016
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
"My friend is in the plane that disappeared" #Egypt #EgyptAir #MS804 https://t.co/d01Bz1jDkX
— Salma (@ablasalma) May 19, 2016
'Disappeared' #EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo did not land says French airport official https://t.co/kNZ5aExan7 https://t.co/YLrY2MTt7e
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 19, 2016
Sending prayers for those on #EgyptAir and to all their families. In Sha Allah they will all return home safe and secure 🙏🏻❤️
— ♕ (@datAlgeriangirl) May 19, 2016
Sorry for the families that have been affected.
— Eric Ntalua (@ntalua) May 19, 2016
It will be fortunate still to be on board.
#EgyptAir
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