Reported two hours ago, EgyptAir flight is claimed to have dropped off the radar last night when on-route a flight from Paris to Cairo.
Disappearing over the South East of Greece, despite everything operating seemingly normally, while search and rescue teams set up immediately to monitor the grounds.
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
.@AlexInAir on latest on #EgyptAir flight: more than likely crashed over Mediterranean Sea https://t.co/kNZ5aExan7 https://t.co/UvMTFMdC6R
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 19, 2016
EgyptAir has been releasing information on their Twitter, giving important details regarding the disappearance:
EGYPTAIR A320 was at a height of 37.000ft, and disappeared after entering the Egyptian airspace with 10 miles.
— 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
Noteworthy that the aircraft pilot has 6275 of flying hours including 2101 flying hours on Airbus 320.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
about 280 KM from the Egyptian seacoast at 02:30 am CLT as the flight was expected to arrive Cairo Airport at 03:15 am CLT.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
the passengers’ nationalities are as follows:
– 15 French
– 30 Egyptian
– 1 British
– 1 Belgium
– 2 Iraqis
– 1 Kuwaiti
– 1 Saudi— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) 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
One amongst the many to have disappeared over the past few years, EgyptAir is rallying its best resources to recover the plane as soon as possible.
Meteorologists alongside other experts are trying to assess the environmental conditions under which the plane disappeared, and for how long the people on the flight would be able to survive a crash , should it be the worst case scenario.
Here’s a piece of positive news about the @EGYPTAlR #MS804 flight. #EgyptAir https://t.co/xDXTFq7khD
— Adam Ławicki (@itslawicki) May 19, 2016
With the past equally horrifying instances, people now, more than ever, unite in solidarity.
I don’t understand how another plane just disappears out of the sky…. It’s sad. Praying for those on board and their families #EgyptAir
— Kyle De Ávila (@KyleDeAvila) May 19, 2016
*Updates soon to follow.
