Editor’s note: This post has been updated.
Update 7:45 a.m.: Greek aviation officials have released a timeline of the final minutes of flight MS804:
NEW: From @guardian Greece puts out #Flight804 timeline. pic.twitter.com/Ef2SY5jWd8
— Drew Bollea (@Drew_WCCB) May 19, 2016
Crucial 51 mins: Greece issues timeline of #EgyptAir last contact. https://t.co/yRWgALeZC0 @ReutersAero pic.twitter.com/lJpAjJsqtu
— Alwyn Scott (@alwynscott) May 19, 2016
BREAKING: #Greece Defense Minister @PanosKammenos says @EGYPTAIR flight #MS804 made abrupt turns, suddenly lost altitude before vanishing
— Mario Hajiloizis (@mhajiloizis) May 19, 2016
Although the report that the plane made abrupt turns before crashing is in dispute:
https://twitter.com/justinjm1/status/733254442682884096
Original post:
An EgyptAir Airbus A320 flying from Paris to Cairo (Flight MS804) crashed in the Mediterranean early Thursday morning just as it had entered Egyptian air space:
French President Francois Hollande confirms #EgyptAir flight MS804 crashed https://t.co/A7JZq7f9UU pic.twitter.com/9azk1pIlvn
— ITV News (@itvnews) May 19, 2016
Last received ADS-B position from #MS804 with Egyptian FIR (Egyptian airspace) boundary overlay. pic.twitter.com/TCGyEM6zT7
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) May 19, 2016
#EgyptAir flight #MS804 lost contact with authorities at early this morning when it was flying at 37,000 feet: https://t.co/GdbbgOkBB7
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 19, 2016
Of the 66 people on board the aircraft, 3 were reportedly air marshals:
The missing #EgyptAir flight was carrying 66 people from Paris to Cairo https://t.co/ouaSTxtdoK pic.twitter.com/F2eUPexuGS
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) May 19, 2016
Although it’s still early and the cause of the crash is not known at this time, the speculations is that this was a terrorist attack:
Leading terrorism expert tells Fairfax Media he believes the #EgyptAir plane was "almost certainly bombed" https://t.co/e8w2jNSHvX
— The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) May 19, 2016
JOHN ROSE: Multiple terrorism scenarios possible in missing #EgyptAir Flight MS804https://t.co/3vQfrfyTn1
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) May 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/Channel20Austra/status/733243008678801409
Aviation experts: chances of a mechanical malfunction in #EgyptAir disappearance are slim https://t.co/ehbaCWqG7q pic.twitter.com/tdRPO4OykS
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 19, 2016
FOX NEWS ALERT: Greece authorities say air controllers could not make contact with #EgyptAir Flight MS804 pilothttps://t.co/kGWBtI9nlC
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) May 19, 2016
Ships in the area are currently en route to the suspected crash site:
More & more vessels are joining the #MS804 sea search operations. #EgyptAir Track the search https://t.co/VilQMguh0y pic.twitter.com/w2GpAUgKe5
— MarineTraffic (@MarineTraffic) May 19, 2016
Of the 66 passengers aboard the plane, NBC News is reporting that 3 were air marshals:
The missing #EgyptAir flight was carrying 66 people from Paris to Cairo https://t.co/ouaSTxtdoK pic.twitter.com/F2eUPexuGS
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) May 19, 2016
EgyptAir is angry at media outlets for speculating on the case of the crash and is asking that they “abide by the official press releases issued by EGYPTAIR media center”:
Press Release No 7
EGYPTAIR denies all misleading information published by news websites and social media channels regarding the reasons
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
of the disappearance of EGYPTAIR flight MS804 and the company confirms that the reason of disappearance hasn't been yet confirmed.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
EGYPTAIR Calls for media resources to be assured of the information they post or release
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
and to abide by the official press releases issued by EGYPTAIR media center.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 19, 2016
This is the 2nd major airline incident in Egypt since October when a suspected bomb exploded on Russian Metrojet, killing 224:
Russia says Metrojet flight 9268 brought down by bomb; Putin: 'retribution is unavoidable.' https://t.co/bmOLmV3w9b
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 17, 2015
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