Live blog: EgyptAir flight MS804 disappearsStuff.co.nz Egypt Air flight MS804 has gone missing from radar while en route from Paris to Cairo. Playback of EgyptAir flight MS804 shows the flight losing contact as it approaches Egypt. What we know so far:* EgyptAir flight MS804 most likely crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, spokesman for Egyptian civil aviation agency says* Flight MS804 left Paris at 11.09pm on Wednesday (9.09am NZT), and was scheduled to land in Cairo at 3.15am on Thursday* The flight lost contact with radar at 2.45am Cairo time, just after it entered Egyptian airspace* The Airbus 320 was 37,000ft in the air in clear weather when it disappeared from radar* Passenger list released - there are 56 passengers - including 2 babies and 1 child - and 10 crew members on board the flight* There are 79 New Zealanders currently registered on SafeTravel as being in Egypt and 511 in France, MFAT confirms* EgyptAir sets up toll-free number for relatives of passengers: +202-2598 9320MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY The Airbus 320 was 37,000ft in the air when it disappeared from radar.

Source: Stuff May 18, 2016 22:29 UTC