air france plane missing


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AN AIR FRANCE PLANE FLYING FROM RIO DE JANEIRO to Paris has been reported missing. Shortly after 5 am Eastern time the airline announced that the Airbus 330-200 had lost contact with air traffic control and was overdue for its expected Paris arrival at 11:10 local time (5:10 am Eastern).

The plane was carrying 216 passengers and 12 crew members, and its transponder had stopped operating about 3 hrs. previously. The Brazilian Air Force has confirmed the plane was missing and said a search and rescue mission was under way near the island of Fernando de Noronha.

An Air France plane on its way from Brazil to Paris has gone missing with 228 people on board, the airline said on Monday.