Searchers found debris and human remains, but no survivors. Video and audio broadcasts of news, reaction and the search effort surrounding the Sunday morning crash of EgyptAir Flight 990 (AP)Īn EgyptAir 767 jetliner flying from New York to Cairo plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean off Nantucket Island early Sunday with 217 people aboard, among them dozens of American tourists. Wreckage has been found 60 miles south of Nantucket Island. How can family find out more information?ĮgyptAir has provided free contact numbers for loved ones: 080077770000 from any landline in Egypt and + 202 25989320 outside Egypt or any mobile in : 217 Feared Dead in EgyptAir Crash Nearly 4,000 are in operation, according the company’s website. It is a single-aisle plane that usually seats about 150 people and is used for short- and medium-range flights around the world. The A320 is one of the most used Airbus planes. Russian officials and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump also speculated that terrorism could be the cause. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said no scenario could be ruled out at the moment. White House aides said President Obama was briefed on the missing plane Thursday morning by his top homeland security and counterterrorism adviser, Lisa Monaco. “The president asked to be updated throughout the day as the situation warrants, and directed administration officials to reach out to their international counterparts to offer support and assistance," deputy press secretary Eric Schultz said.Ĭonditions were clear and calm when the plane crossed over the Mediterranean Sea. Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi said the possibility of a terror attack as the cause of the crash was “stronger” than technical failure. There was no immediate information about what caused the plane's disappearance from radar.
Greece's defense ministry mobilized a search and rescue operation. A Greek military official told the Associated Press that an Egyptian search plane located two orange items believed to be from the missing flight 230 miles southeast of Crete. The airline tweeted that special teams from the Egyptian Armed Forces had also joined the search. France offered to send military planes and boats. View Gallery: EgyptAir Flight MS804 disappearsĮgypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said search and rescue teams were looking for the missing jet near the Greek island of Crete. EgyptAir listed the nationalities of the passengers as: 30 Egyptians, 15 French, two Iraqis and one each from Sudan, Chad, Portugal, Algeria, Canada, Great Britain, Belgium, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The plane was traveling with 10 crew and 56 passengers, including one child and two infants. local time at 37,000 feet. The aircraft normally travels the 1,993-mile distance from Paris to Cairo in 4 hours and 20 minutes. Egypt’s state news agency quoted Prime Minister Sherif Ismail as saying there was no "distress call."
Greek officials said the jet apparently made two sharp turns then suddenly lost altitude before vanishing from radar. EgyptAir said the Airbus A320 commercial airline jet lost radar contact at 2:45 a.m. The plane disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday and crashed, French President Francois Hollande confirmed in a news conference. Hollande said it was too early to determine the cause of the crash. What happened to Airbus A320 Flight MS804? An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo lost contact with radar early Thursday morning with 66 passengers and crew on board.
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