Recap: EgyptAir flight MS804 crashesStuff.co.nz Egypt Air flight MS804 has gone missing from radar while en route from Paris to Cairo. What we know so far:* Plane has crashed, officials say, with search crews now looking for debris* Search for missing flight EgyptAir MS804 taking place at an area about 130 nautical miles southeast of the Greek island of Karpathos* Egypt's Prime Minister not ruling out any cause in the crash* Aircraft had accumulated about 48,000 flight hours, according to Airbus* An emergency beacon signal was heard by rescuers 90 mins after the plane vanished, reports say* Flight left Paris at 11.09pm on Wednesday (9.09am NZT), and was scheduled to land in Cairo at 3.15am on Thursday* Flight lost contact with radar at 2.45am Cairo time, just after it entered Egyptian airspace* Passenger list states there are 56 passengers, including 2 babies and 1 child, and 10 crew members* There were 30 Egyptian, 15 French, 1 British, 1 Belgian, 2 Iraqi, 1 Kuwaiti, 1 Saudi, 1 Sudanese, 1 Chadian, 1 Portuguese, 1 Algerian and 1 Canadian on board* EgyptAir has set up a toll-free number for relatives of passengers: +202-2598 9320.

Source: Stuff May 18, 2016 22:29 UTC