Airplane with 66 on board has crashed in the Mediterranean – Aftonbladet

Egyptairs flight MS804 route from Paris to Cairo feared to have crashed in the Mediterranean.

passenger plane with 66 people on board disappeared from radar having just flown into Egyptian airspace.

– We are dealing with a horrible event. Had it been about technical problems, the crew had raised the alarm, says a former head of the French air accident agency to Le Parisien.

Late Wednesday night lifted Egyptairs flight 804 from airport Charles de Gaulle in Paris, France. The aircraft would land early on Thursday morning at the international airport in Cairo, Egypt.

What then happened to the aircraft is not yet fully understood, but the latest information is that it is feared to have crashed in the eastern parts of the Mediterranean , just under 30 mil north of the coast of Egypt. Egyptian authorities argue that it is not yet confirmed.

The airline Egyptair declared themselves on Twitter early this morning that the plane disappeared from radar.

Earlier, there were reports that the plane two hours after it disappeared from the radar sent out a distress signal received by the Egyptian military, reports Reuters, referring to Egyptair.

the Egyptian army rejects, however, the information that they received no signal.

– we are dealing with a horrible event. Had it been about technical problems, such as a fire or decompression on board, the crew had raised the alarm, said Jean-Paul Troadec, former head of the French air accident agency to Le Parisien.

“flames in the air”

According to one source told Reuters that examines the Greek Ministry of Defence data from a ship captain who reported “flames in the air” south of the Greek island of Karpathos.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that no scenario can be ruled out currently. French President François Hollande has contacted Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi, the president of Egypt, and the two agreed to work closely to investigate the disappearance.

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Have released the passenger list

According Egyptair vanished plane, an Airbus A320 in 2003, 16 km into Egyptian airspace. The plane flew at an altitude of over 11,200 meters (37,000 feet) and was then the Mediterranean.

On board were 56 passengers, including three children, and 10 crew members.

– the chance of someone surviving a crash from the high altitude is almost nonexistent, says flight expert Jan Ohlsson in Aftonbladet live television broadcast.

– We have not received any information indicating that there are some Swedes on board but we are following developments, says Mats Samuelsson at the Foreign press.

During the morning Egyptair has released the passenger list. Aboard traveled 30 people from Egypt, 15 from France, two from Iraq and one each from Britain, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Chad, Portugal, Algeria and Canada.

Among the crew members there were three security guards, which not routine, but also nothing to indicate any threat, according to CNN’s aviation safety commentator.

Action in progress

“We have contacted the relevant authorities and the investigation is ongoing,” the airline on Twitter.

At the site where the plane disappeared underway gemensak a search and rescue effort including Egyptian defense and the Greek authorities, AFP reports. On the way to the site are also a number of vessels in the area.

The crisis center for relatives of the plane’s passengers have been established both at the Cairo International Airport and Charles de Gaulle in Paris.

Cut Egyptair planes

in March this year was hijacked a plane of Egyptair, on the way from Alexandria to Cairo. The hijacker, a lonely man, forced the crew to land in Cyprus. On land released all crew members and passengers. The hijacker was arrested by the police.

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The text is updated.