EgyptAir Flight 804 Missing (cnn.com)

dark.nebulae writes: An EgyptAir flight disappeared on it's way from Paris to Egypt resulting in loss of 56 passengers and 10 crew members. The plane was flying at 37,000 feet when it vanished shortly after entering Egyptian airspace. It was suppose to land in Cairo at 3:15 a.m. Thursday after leaving Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport at 11:09 p.m. local time. CNN's aviation correspondent Richard Quest said, "Planes just do not fall out of the sky for no reason, particularly at 37,000 feet." He said the plane vanished while cruising -- the safest part of the journey. We'll update the story as more details emerge.

UPDATE 5/20/16 3:57 AM (UTC): Egypt's civil aviation minister says it's more likely terrorism than a technical issue. Greek officials said the plane swerved sharply and plunged from 37,000 feet down to the Mediterranean as the plane left Greek airspace for Egyptian airspace. [Source]

Comments

Paris isn't exactly French these days.

[Anonymous Coward]

Allahu Akbar ;[

Re:Paris isn't exactly French these days.

[johanw]

In Europe, we have several immigrant groups. Chinese for example. They never cause much trouble, work hard and try to raise by giving their children education. Therefore, most people have no issues at all with Chinese people living here. Arabs and niggers are causing much more problems and are therefore logically not liked very much.

Fortunately the christians here are not as radical as some in the US. There are also a lot less of them - atheists are the dominant group here, at least in The Netherlands where I live.

Religion of Peace strikes again no doubt....

[Anonymous Coward]

Looks like someone managed to get something on the plane.

I wonder how much "Allah Akbar"ing was going on ?