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AF flight from Rio missing [merged]
Reports on Bloomberg now. Hope for the best.
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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.
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AF plan went missing on Brazilian coast today.
Watching a breaking news report on CNN right now. Plane from Rio to CDG went missing at 8 AM French time. 215 people on board.
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CNN states it is a Airbus. Prayers åre in ordered I think
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CNN: "Air France jet bound for Paris from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 216 aboard, missing over Atlantic, airline confirms."
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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.
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Flight number is AF447. According to FlightStats it is an Airbus 330-200.
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BBC reports that the plane was 228 people carrying:
Quote:
An Air France plane carrying 228 people from Brazil has disappeared from radar screens over the Atlantic Ocean, according to reports.
That is real terrible news.
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it's 228 people onboard.
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216 pax and 12 crew according to CNN.
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216 Passengers and 12 crew according to
sky news
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I'm sitting at GIG, and it's eerily quiet. Now I know why. No enhanced security though. Terrible news!
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CNN is reporting that the Brazilian military has begun a search&rescue, and that Paris is now opening a crisis center... this isn't good
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Air France Corporate Website is still unchanged. Maybe to the uncertainty?
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Cnn offers a free video stream discussing the situation:
http://www.cnn.com/
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