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 with 66 people on board (56 passengers, 10 crew, mostly Egyptian or French), disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea while en route from Paris to Cairo.
- The aircraft vanished from radar shortly after entering Egyptian airspace, and debris from the missing plane has been confirmed near Karpathos Island.
- Egyptian authorities, including the Civil Aviation Authority and Armed Forces, are conducting a search, rescue, and investigation, though the cause of the disappearance is currently unknown, with EgyptAir warning of misleading information.
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