An EgyptAir flight bound for Cairo from Paris has disappeared from the radar, the airline announced late Wednesday.
Flight No. MS804 departed Paris at 11:09 p.m. Central European Summer Time and lost contact with the tracking system at 2:45 a.m. Cairo time.
It was flying at a height of 37,000 feet when it disappeared 10 miles into Egyptian airspace.
Contact was lost 10 minutes before the plane’s scheduled landing.
EgyptAir said it has reached out to the relevant authorities, and search and rescue teams have been dispatched.
A total of 69 people were on board – 59 passengers and 10 crew.
[EGYPTAIR Statement: “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 media centre will update as more information becomes available.”]
Nationalities of passengers aboard:
15 French
30 Egyptian
1 British
1 Belgian
2 Iraqis
1 Kuwaiti
1 Saudi
1 Sudanese
1 Chadians
1 Portuguese
1 Algerian
1 Canadian
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