[longjack]

This article from Germany's "Die Welt" says the plane tried to turn around....

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ecerpt....

Authorities indicate a technical breakdown as cause

Reason for the crash is presumably a technical breakdown. The airplane had a "problem" shortly after the start, said deputy French Minister of Transportion Dominique Bussereau in Paris. In the attempt to return to the airport at Scharm el Scheich the plane crashed into the Red Sea. The Egyptian authorities also spoke of a technical problem. French radio reported, referencing the Egyptian aviation agency, there hadn't been any explosion on board.

"Die Welt"....Ägyptische Boeing ins Rote Meer gestürzt - 148 Menschen tot

Translated by longjack

[Gorons]

This begs the question then;

If they were 7 miles beyond the airport, why no communication with the tower?

[longjack]

The German phrase Technische Panne is probably better translated to 'mechanical breakdown' here. "technical breakdown" is the literal translation, i didn't catch that right away when I edited the machine translation.

Sorry.

Also, ecerpt, of course, should be excerpt.

longjack

[GeronL]

of course it tried to turn around, it was supposed to turn around to head to Cairo!