08:44The plane was given priority to land but didn’t reach the airport, according to Alfredo Bocanegra, the head of Colombia’s civil aviation authority. Speaking to Blu Radio: he said: “The plane reported an emergency on approach. It was given priority to land but then contact was lost.”It is unclear why the plane failed to make the runway. One unconfirmed report said it ran out of fuel, another said there was an electrical fault.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2016 06:11 UTC