EgyptAir Flight MS804 on a flight from Paris to Cairo disappeared today over the Mediterranean Sea. What is known is that the airliner, an Airbus A320, was cruising at 37,000 feet and had just entered Egyptian airspace when it vanished from radar approximately 150 nautical miles from the Egyptian coast at about 2:30 a.m. local time, 45 minutes before it was scheduled to arrive in Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that debris from the missing airplane has been found near Karpathos Island.
EgyptAir Airliner Goes Down
Key Takeaways:
- EgyptAir Flight MS804, an Airbus A320 carrying 66 people (56 passengers, 10 crew), disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea en route from Paris to Cairo, with debris confirmed near Karpathos Island.
- The aircraft vanished from radar at 37,000 feet after entering Egyptian airspace, approximately 150 nautical miles from the Egyptian coast.
- Egyptian authorities are investigating the incident, but the cause of the disappearance is unknown, and EgyptAir has cautioned against "misleading information" in media reports.
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