EscapeMojo.com http://watchmojo.com/travel/blog Covering Travel, Adventures, Getaways, Cruises, Hotels and Airfare - Part of Mojo Supreme Network Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en Air France flight disappears over Atlantic http://watchmojo.com/travel/blog/index.php/2009/06/01/air-france-flight-disappears-over-atlantic/ http://watchmojo.com/travel/blog/index.php/2009/06/01/air-france-flight-disappears-over-atlantic/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:24:23 +0000 rebecca air franceairplaneAirplanesAtlanticbrazildisappearfranceparisRio de Janeiro http://watchmojo.com/travel/blog/index.php/2009/06/01/air-france-flight-disappears-over-atlantic/ An Air France overnight flight from Paris to Rio de Janeiro has disappeared off radar, and is presumed crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. 228 people were on-board the Airbus 330. The plane was last heard from when it encountered severe turbulence and thunderstorms, when it reported some electrical faults and loss of cabin pressure.

It is unusual for a modern airliner to disappear over open ocean without notification, although there is no evidence of hijacking or terrorism. Read more…

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