[lump in the melting pot]

Cannot be 747. I've flown into/out of Cotonou, the runway is nowhere near long enough for a 747. When landing, the AF Airbus?? I was on barely braked in time to avoid going off the end of the runway into the drink (my closest brush with a carrier-style landing (I hope)). Benin has a lot of Lebanese expatriates, they fled the ME to West Africa in the '80's, and now they are the 'merchant class' in those countries - i.e. they own/run most of the (non-government) business.

[leadpenny]

MSNBC said it would go via Dubai. DC-9 kind of route?

[Rome2000]

I agree, the network is probably wrong on the 747:

Flight: Air Senegal Intl flight 701 on a Boeing 737-200 Jet

Flight: Bellview Airlines flight 259 on a Boeing 737 Jet

Middle East Air flight 572 on an Airbus Industrie Jet

[Rebelbase]

Thanks for the info. Nothing like a first hand descritption from someone who has been there.

[af_vet_1981]

Is that a normal route for a flight to Beirut or could it possibly indicate a failed cockpit takeover that led to the crash ?