EgyptAir says plane carrying 66 has disappeared from radar

EgyptAir says plane carrying. 66 has disappeared from radar

Associated Press
MAGGIE MICHAEL 27 minutes ago
CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board disappeared from radar early Thursday morning, the airline said.
EgyptAir Flight 804 was lost from radar at 2:45 a.m. local time when it was flying at 37,000 feet, the airline said. It said the Airbus A320 had vanished 10 miles (16 kilometers) after it entered Egyptian airspace.

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