[stlnative]

French on board!

[Mo1]

Fox News just reported on this

[Prodigal Son]

Yeah, just heard this on net radio (while listening to Coast to Coast I must ashamedly admit).

[little jeremiah]

It's on Drudge too...



"A charter airliner with 135 people aboard has crashed Saturday shortly after takeoff from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, but there is no word on the passengers' fate, airport officials say... DEVELOPING..."

[stlnative]

It went down in the Red Sea

[Mo1]

Fox News reported that the plane crashed into the Red Sea

[Prodigal Son]

This is all BBC has so far:

An Egyptian charter plane with 135 passengers on board is believed to have crashed after disappearing from radar screens.
It is reported to have crashed into the Red Sea.

An unconfirmed report says most of those on board were French.

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[muleskinner]

I was just gonna' post this. Speedy Goronzalez

[doug from upland]

God rest their souls. Prayers for their families.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Any idea on which airliner? I had the "pleasure" of flying EgyptAir from JFK to Cairo then on to Hurghada, a few months before the same flight took a header in the ocean. I heard this flight was out of Sharm-al-Sheik, so it could be a number of charters.

[HAL9000]

Is Tony Blair still there?

[BCrago66]

Remember a few years back before 9/11, when an Egyptian pilot deliberately brought a plane down - and later when the black box was recovered, the pilot was found to be uttering a mantra, something like, "God is great, God is great..." over and over.

Maybe no connection, but these wacko Egyptians are somewhat suspect.

[Search4Truth]

May God grant them peace.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Prayers everyone, for the people on board.

Be ever vigilant....

[mercy]

Well, If they can't kill Americans .... French will do.

[two23]

FOX News just added that there were reports of heavy fog in the area.

[MediaMole]

Flash Airlines home page...

Flash Airlines

[MediaMole]

Flash Airlines is an Egyptian Airline Company with the objective to satisfy fully the client needs. Safety and reliability are the motto of the company. Flash Airlines is a charter company licensed for non-scheduled commercial passenger flights on international and domestic routes with two Boeing 737-300. Flash Airlines serves mainly the tourism & travel industry performing charter flights covering inclusive tour packages and incentive trips.

Flash Airlines operates flights to all countries on short and medium haul destinations, having a base in Cairo and flying to all European cities with convenient schedules and prices. Flash Airlines modern fleet is based on 2 Boeing 737-300 manufactured in 1993, equipped with the lasted navigational instruments such as GPS. Flash Airlines has hired highly trained cabin crews, having a long experience and know-how in the airline industry. Each flight will be an enjoyable journey. Based on each market's specific needs for their program & packages, the clients/ operators will be offered a wide choice of flight timetable to fit at best their requested schedule.


Flash Airlines is a charter aviation company working under the Egyptian Laws.

Flash Airlines is operating with two Boeing 737-300, both aircrafts manufactured in 1993, bearing the Egyptian registration SU - ZCD / S / N 26286 delivered in February 2000 & SU - ZCF / S/N 26283 delivered in June 2001.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Reporting majority of ~135 passengers are French tourists....

That rules out pasenger-thrwarted hijacking attempt.

Sounds like an accident (bad weather reported at the airport), but I wouldn't rule the Islamist in the boat with the S.A.M. scenario, either.