EgyptAir flight 804 missing

Thu May 19, 2016 | 1:18 AM EDT EgyptAir says flight from Paris to Cairo missing with 66 on board ‹ The flight path of EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo is seen on a flight tracking screen May 19, 2016. Courtesy Flightradar24.com/Handout via Reuters The flight path of EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo is seen on a flight tracking screen May 19, 2016. Courtesy Flightradar24.com/Handout via Reuter... + An EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo An EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo A man passes the Egyptair desk at Charles de Gaulle airport, after an Egyptair flight disappeared from radar during its flight from Paris to Cairo, in Paris, France, May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann A man passes the Egyptair desk at Charles de Gaulle airport, after an Egyptair flight disappeared from radar during its flight from Paris to Cairo, in Paris... Reuters/Christian Hartmann + Police take up position at terminal 1 at Charles de Gaulle airport, after an Egyptair flight disappeared from radar during its flight from Paris to Cairo, in Paris, France, May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Police take up position at terminal 1 at Charles de Gaulle airport, after an Egyptair flight disappeared from radar during its flight from Paris to Cairo, i... Reuters/Christian Hartmann + A policeman stands guard at terminal 1 at Charles de Gaulle airport, after an Egyptair flight disappeared from radar during its flight from Paris to Cairo, in Paris, France, May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann A policeman stands guard at terminal 1 at Charles de Gaulle airport, after an Egyptair flight disappeared from radar during its flight from Paris to Cairo, ... Reuters/Christian Hartmann + The flight path of EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo is seen on a flight tracking screen May 19, 2016. Courtesy Flightradar24.com/Handout via Reuters The flight path of EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo is seen on a flight tracking screen May 19, 2016. Courtesy Flightradar24.com/Handout via Reuter... + An EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo An EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo › EgyptAir says flight from Paris to Cairo missing...X CAIRO (Reuters) - National carrier EgyptAir said a plane carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo went missing on Thursday, disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean Sea. "An official source at EgyptAir stated that Flight MS804, which departed Paris at 23:09 (CEST), heading to Cairo has disappeared from radar," the airline said on its official Twitter account. Later Tweets by EgyptAir said the plane, which was traveling at an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,280 meters), disappeared at 02:45 a.m., 20 minutes before it was due to land at 03:05 a.m., after entering Egyptian airspace. The Airbus A320 aircraft was carrying 56 passengers, including one child and two infants, and 10 crew, EgyptAir said. Earlier it said 59 passengers were aboard but then revised the figure. The pilot had clocked up 6,275 hours of flying experience, including 2,101 hours on the A320, while the first officer had 2,766 hours, the airline said. According to flightradar24.com, the 12-year-old plane's last known position was above the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt's civil aviation ministry said search and rescue teams were looking for the missing jet. A ministry source also said technical information about the condition of the plane was being gathered. ADVERTISEMENT The New York Times quoted Ehab Mohy el-Deen, the head of Egypt’s air navigation authority, as saying that Greek air traffic controllers notified their Egyptian counterparts that they had lost contact with the plane. “They did not radio for help or lose altitude. They just vanished,” he said. TOURISM DISRUPTED A spokesman at the French foreign ministry said checks were being carried out but the ministry had no further information. The French aviation authority could not be reached immediately for comment. With its ancient archeological sites and Red Sea resorts, Egypt is a popular destination for Western tourists. But the industry was badly hit following the downing of a Russian jet last year, the ongoing Islamist insurgency and a string of bomb attacks in the country. An Airbus A321 operated by Russia’s Metrojet crashed in the Sinai on Oct. 31, 2015, killing all 224 people on board. Russia and Western governments have said the plane was likely brought down by a bomb, and the Islamic State militant group said it had smuggled an explosive device on board. Reuters reported in January that an EgyptAir mechanic, whose cousin joined Islamic State in Syria, is suspected of planting the bomb, according to sources familiar with the matter. In March, an EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus by a man with what authorities said was a fake suicide belt. He was arrested after giving himself up. Related Coverage Egyptian officials believe missing EgyptAir plane crashed into sea Egyptair plane that left Paris for Cairo 'did not land': French official EgyptAir has a fleet of 57 Airbus and Boeing jets, including 15 of the Airbus A320 family of aircraft, according to airfleets.com. The last fatal incident involving an EgyptAir aircraft was in May 2002, when a Boeing 737 crashed into a hill while on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people. In October 1999, the first officer of a Boeing 767 deliberately crashed the plane into the Atlantic Ocean about 60 miles south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, killing all 217 people on board. (Reporting by Lin Noueihad, Siva Govindasamy, Samia Nakhoul, Sophie Louet, Tim Hepher; Writing by Lincoln Feast; Editing by Bill Tarrant and Paul Tait) ==================================== EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 04:25 EgyptAir official tells CNN the missing plane carried no special cargo and no notification had been made to the captain of dangerous goods on board - Guardian Read more on theguardian.com EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 04:21 EgyptAir flight 804 made no distress call, vice-chairman of EgyptAir holding company Ahmed Abdel tells CNN; says rescue plane has arrived at coordinates of where aircraft lost contact - Guardian Read more on theguardian.com EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 04:18 Airbus A320 most likely crashed into the sea, Ihab Raslan, a spokesman for the Egyptian civil aviation agency, told SkyNews Arabia - Reuters End of alert EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 04:16 Map: A screenshot from flight radar appears to indicate where the EgyptAir jet disappeared from radar screens - @safimichael See original on twitter.com EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 04:14 Editor's note: The Associated Press, in its report on the EgyptAir crash, says the incident is likely to renew security concerns in the region. Last October, a a Russian passenger plane was blown up over the Sinai Peninsula, killing 224. 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Flight 804 went missing while flying from Paris to Cairo. - Jimmy End of note EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 03:52 EgyptAir says missing jet, flying from Paris to Cairo, disappeared from radar 10 miles after it entered Egyptian airspace - AP End of alert EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 03:47 More: Missing EgyptAir plane is an Airbus A320, airline says - @EGYPTAIR See original on twitter.com EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 03:45 Update: EgyptAir flight 804 went missing about 10 miles after it entered Egyptian air space, airline says See original on twitter.com EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 03:35 Search underway after EgyptAir flight 804 disappears from radar on flight from Paris to Cairo, airline says (corrected) - SBS News Read more on sbs.com.au EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 03:26 Editor's note: Missing EgyptAir flight 804 left the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris at 11:21 pm local and was scheduled to arrive at Cairo International Airport at 2:55 am local, according to Flightradar24. It was at an altitude of 37,000 feet and disappeared before entering Egyptian airspace, EgyptAir says. - Jimmy Read more on flightradar24.com EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 03:11 More: Missing EgyptAir flight 804 is carrying 59 passengers and 10 crew, airline says - @EGYPTAIR See original on twitter.com EgyptAir flight 804 missing, May 19, 2016 03:03 EgyptAir flight 804 disappears from radar on way to Cairo from Paris, airline says - Sky News Arabia Read more on skynewsarabia.com 2016 US elections 02:53 Donald Trump uses the word 'rape' when discussing scandals involving former President Bill Clinton - Politico Read more on politico.com United States 02:33 US House passes $602 billion defense policy bill; White House says it objects to numerous provisions and Obama would veto it if it reaches his desk - AP Read more on usnews.com US lethal injection drug controversy 02:26 More: Arizona had tried to speed up legal challenge to its execution methods before its drugs expire at end of month - BuzzFeed News Read more on buzzfeed.com