Monday, June 1, 2009

air france plane missing


air france plane missing

June 1 (Bloomberg) -- An Air France plane with 215 people on board is missing after dropping from radar screens off Brazil’s Atlantic coast, Agence France-Presse said, citing an airport official in Paris. The plane is an Airbus A330, AFP said.

Air France-KLM couldn’t immediately comment on the report and will issue a statement when it has information, spokeswoman Marina Tymen told Bloomberg News. There was also no immediate comment from Aeroports de Paris, which operates Charles de Gaulle airport, according to Jerome Dutrieux, a spokesman.