[Captain.Remy]

A French passenger aircraft carrying 228 people has disappeared from radar off the coast of Brazil, airline officials say.

Air France told CNN the jet was traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris when it vanished.

The airline said flight AF447 was carrying 216 passengers in addition to a crew of 12.

French media said the aircraft was an Airbus A330-200.

State radio reported a crisis centre was being set up at Charles de Gaulle where the plane had been due to land at 11.15 a.m. local time.

Airport officials in Rio declined to comment on the incident.

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[MR.K!]

[ILoveTRW]

Just seen it on the ITV news, was its pathway over the bermuda triangle by any chance?

[lily.]

Oh my god.. when I read the thread title, I thought of Oceanic Flight 815.. :S

[monkeyking87]

Jesus thats weird

*turns on BFM and itele*

[MR.K!]

Originally posted by lili
Oh my god.. when I read the thread title, I thought of Oceanic Flight 815.. :S

I know ! Me too

[Captain.Remy]

Nobody knows where they are. Also, the Air France headquarters don't answer calls from the public which is weird. Either they know what's going on or they don't answer in case to make a big panic.

But this is scary.

[monkeyking87]

On itele, a french news channel, they are reporting that there is absolutely no hope for any of the passaengers.

This is very weird

[Sod_James]

Well its obviously gone down somwhere. Planes full of people dont just vanish in mid air.

Or best case scenario is that its just lost radio contact and had to make an emergency landing somwhere.

[Axiom]

If it was flying from Brazil to France, then its path was most probably over the Bermuda Triangle. If it was though, it meant they were going the long way round, heading north up towards Cuba and then proceeding east to France.

[ILoveTRW]

Every plane vanishes from radar when it crashes there nothing abnormal about it

[John.]

Air France say they know Nothing!

[monkeyking87]

The Brazilian coast guard has apparently sent a huge sea search force out

It dissapeared at 8am French time 7am GMT with 231 passengers aboard and 12 crew.

[John.]

Originally posted by Axiom
If it was flying from Brazil to France, then its path was most probably over the Bermuda Triangle. If it was though, it meant they were going the long way round, heading north up towards Cuba and then proceeding east to France.

nope it goes across the atlantic, then up over the african coast and over spain!

[Axiom]

Originally posted by JD.

nope it goes across the atlantic, then up over the african coast and over spain!

You sure of this? It's also strange that Air France aren't answering calls.

[ILoveTRW]

Originally posted by JD.

nope it goes across the atlantic, then up over the african coast and over spain!

planes don't travel straight across a map they go up and around

[John.]

It's also strange that Air France aren't answering calls.

They're umm sort of busy dealing with a missing plane!

[Axiom]

Originally posted by ILoveMoney
planes don't travel straight across a map they go up and around

This.

Also, I think that there's at least one customer services desk at Air France who can deal with phonecalls. This situation is very weird.

[ILoveTRW]

Originally posted by Axiom
This situation is very weird.

This situation is not weird at all. When ever a crashes this is what happens

[John.]

Originally posted by Axiom

This.

Also, I think that there's at least one customer services desk at Air France who can deal with phonecalls. This situation is very weird.

they're in the process of setting up a crisis centre. Phone numbers will be out soon! why are you so worried?

[MR.K!]

Originally posted by Axiom
planes don't travel straight across a map they go up and around

Exactly. When i went to america we flew up over Iceland and Canada, then down into the USA, not straight across the atlantic.

[Axiom]

Originally posted by JD.

they're in the process of setting up a crisis centre. Phone numbers will be out soon! why are you so worried?

I'm not worried, I just think it's strange that a plane should suddenly disappear of radars quickly and without a trace. And with the Bermuda Triangle in close proximity.

[ILoveTRW]

Originally posted by MR.K!

Exactly. When i went to america we flew up over Iceland and Canada, then down into the USA, not straight across the atlantic.

I posted that and not Axiom lol, and yes when I went to Australia i travelled over Russia

[lily.]

Crisis Centre phone lines should be up immediately. People need reassurance, and a place to call.

[John.]

the orange line is the flight path. remember, we fly across the Atlantic because we're further north. planes go the quickest way they can. and that way was the orange line!


The red triangle is the Bermuda triangle. it went nowhere near.