AF flight from Rio missing [merged]
Jun 1, 2009, 3:53 am
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AF flight from Rio missing [merged]
Reports on Bloomberg now. Hope for the best.
James
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Related Info BN Jun 01 2009 09:49:14
Missing Air France Plane Was Flying From Rio to Paris, AFP Says Page 1/1
By Heather Langan
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- An Air France plane with 215 aboard
that is missing off Brazil was flying from Rio de Janeiro to
Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, Agence France-Presse said,
citing an airport official.
James
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Related Info BN Jun 01 2009 09:49:14
Missing Air France Plane Was Flying From Rio to Paris, AFP Says Page 1/1
By Heather Langan
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- An Air France plane with 215 aboard
that is missing off Brazil was flying from Rio de Janeiro to
Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, Agence France-Presse said,
citing an airport official.
Jun 1, 2009, 4:09 am
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Jun 1, 2009, 4:11 am
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http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/...ef=global-home
PARIS (Reuters) - An Air France plane on its way from Brazil to Paris has not arrived and has disappeared from radar screens, a spokeswoman for the Paris airports authority said on Monday.
"The plane was expected in Paris at 11:10 a.m. (10:10 a.m. British time)," the spokeswoman said.
PARIS (Reuters) - An Air France plane on its way from Brazil to Paris has not arrived and has disappeared from radar screens, a spokeswoman for the Paris airports authority said on Monday.
"The plane was expected in Paris at 11:10 a.m. (10:10 a.m. British time)," the spokeswoman said.
Jun 1, 2009, 4:13 am
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BBC reports that the plane was 228 people carrying:
That is real terrible news. 
An Air France plane carrying 228 people from Brazil has disappeared from radar screens over the Atlantic Ocean, according to reports.
Officials at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport said contact was lost with the flight from Rio de Janeiro at 0600 GMT.
A spokeswoman told AFP news agency the Airbus 330 had been expected to arrive in Paris at 1110 local time (0910 GMT).
Another official said it was possible that the plane had a transponder problem but this was very rare.
"We are very worried," he said, quoted by AFP news agency. "The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago."
Airport authorities have set up a crisis centre at Charles de Gaulle.
Officials at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport said contact was lost with the flight from Rio de Janeiro at 0600 GMT.
A spokeswoman told AFP news agency the Airbus 330 had been expected to arrive in Paris at 1110 local time (0910 GMT).
Another official said it was possible that the plane had a transponder problem but this was very rare.
"We are very worried," he said, quoted by AFP news agency. "The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago."
Airport authorities have set up a crisis centre at Charles de Gaulle.
Jun 1, 2009, 4:27 am
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Air France Corporate Website is still unchanged. Maybe to the uncertainty?
Jun 1, 2009, 4:32 am
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Cnn offers a free video stream discussing the situation: http://www.cnn.com/