Air EPA has lost relationship with one of its own aircraft, which took off from Burkina Faso. What happened to the plane is unknown information about the crash has not yet been reported.
It is known that on Board disappeared from radar Algerian Airbus Airbus A320 was at least 116 passengers. As informs the Algerian news portal Algerie1, only four of the passengers - residents of Algeria. Official proof of this information yet.
The services of air navigation lost contact with the plane, which took off from Ouagadougou in Algeria", - is told in the statement of the firm. Tells you that the connection was lost after 50 minutes after takeoff. Flight AH5017 from Ouagadougou in Algeria he makes 4 times a week. Travel time is 4 hours.
At the same time, the Agency France Press leads other data about the plane. According to his information, the model of ships, McDonnell Douglas DC-9, which can carry 135 people. It is told that he had been leased from a Portuguese company.
According to reliable information agencies Reuters, the plane Spanish private airlines SwiftAir operated Air'algerie, with 110 passengers and six crew members on Board took off from Burkina Faso 01:07 local time and was about to land in Algeria 05:10, but never reached their destination.
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