EgyptAir flight 'disappears from radar'

04:54AM Thu 19 May, 2016

Flight MS804, an Airbus 320, from Paris to Cairo has 'disappeared from radar' in the Mediterranean Sea Cairo: An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has “disappeared from radar” on Thursday morning before entering Egyptian air space, according to the airline. EgyptAir said Airbus A320 Flight MS804 carrying 59 passengers and 10 crew disappeared from radar early Thursday morning. "An official source at EGYPTAIR stated that Flight no MS804, which departed Paris at 23:09 (CEST), heading to Cairo has disappeared from radar," the airline said on its Twitter account. A later Tweet by EgyptAir said the plane, which was travelling at an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,280 metres), disappeared about 80 miles (130 km) before it was due to enter Egyptian airspace. GulfNews