EgyptAir flight number MS804 lost contact with radar at 02:45 Cairo time Thursday at an altitude of 37,000ft after having entered Egyptian airspace. There was no indication that EgyptAir or any civil air authority had received any distress calls or indication of mechanical trouble. There were no reports of bad weather and there is no terrain over the Mediterranean Sea as the plane would be approaching Egypt.
EGYPTAIR confirms that there are 56 passengers in addition to 10 cabin crew members onboard the aircraft.
The passengers' nationalities are as follows:
- 15 French
- 30 Egyptian
- 1 British
- 1 Belgium
- 2 Iraqis
- 1 Kuwaiti
- 1 Saudi
- 1 Sudanese
- 1 Chadian
- 1 Portuguese
- 1 Algerian
- 1 Canadian
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