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EgyptAir has also just updated information about the time contact with the plane was lost, now saying it was 2.30am local time (00.30 GMT/01.30 BST/10.30 AEST), and not 2.45am, as it earlier stated.
Nationalities on the flight 15 French, 30 Egyptians, 1 British, 1Belgium, 2 Iraqis 1 Kuwaiti, 1 Saudi, 1 Sudanese, 1 Chadians, 1 Portuguese, 1 Algerian, 1 Canadian.
https://www.reddit.com/live/wy0st0j6out0/updates/448e991a-1d83-11e6-8bf8-0e4fba3cf49fTerminal 3 has been closed off except for passengers. Other flights are operating normally.
According to airport security, the families of passengers of the EgyptAir flight have been relocated to a lounge in terminal 1, where an emergency team is monitoring the situation.
According to airport security, the families of passengers of the EgyptAir flight have been relocated to a lounge in terminal 1, where an emergency team is monitoring the situation.
According to@flightradar24, A320 SU-GCC visited Tunis & Asmara in Eritrea on May 18 before flying the return from Paris to Cairo.#MS804
— Jon Ostrower (@jonostrower)May 19, 2016
— Jon Ostrower (@jonostrower)May 19, 2016
Flight MS804 was 16km (10 miles) inside Egyptian airspace when it went missing, the airline says.
#BREAKING- Greek officials investigating reports from Greek island residents that they saw a ball of fire in the sky#EgyptAir#MS804
— Jane Wardell (@TheJaneWardell)May 19, 2016
— Jane Wardell (@TheJaneWardell)May 19, 2016
A recap
If you're just joining us, here is the latest news on flight MS804.
If you're just joining us, here is the latest news on flight MS804.
- The Airbus A320 was travelling from Paris to Cairo when it disappeared from radar at around 02:45 Cairo time (01:45 BST)
- It was some 16km inside Egyptian air space when it went missing, and was about half an hour from landing
- The last contact with the plane showed it was over the Mediterranean, to the south of the area between the islands of Crete and Cyprus
- EgyptAir says there were 56 passengers on board: they included 30 Egyptians, 15 French and 11 other nationalities, including one Briton
- There were also 10 crew members on board
- Anyone concerned can call 0800 7777 0000 from any landline in Egypt and +202 259 89320 from any mobile phone or from outside Egypt
The French government will hold an emergency meeting in around half an hour to discuss the plane’s disappearance, the French president’s office has said.
President François Hollande has already spoken to his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Hollande’s office said, and the two countries would be cooperating to establish the circumstances of the plane’s disappearance.
President François Hollande has already spoken to his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Hollande’s office said, and the two countries would be cooperating to establish the circumstances of the plane’s disappearance.
https://www.reddit.com/live/wy0st0j6out0/updates/f33afc20-1daa-11e6-94be-0e86d60ad917 Greek media claiming aircraft dropped from 37K/ft to 9K/ft dramatically. No other media is confirming this
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