EgyptAir flight MS804: What we know so far

Here’s what we know so far about missing EgyptAir flight MS804.

An EgyptAir A320-232. Picture: Supplied

Here’s what we know so far about EgyptAir flight MS804:

* EgyptAir flight MS804 was travelling from Paris to Cairo, a three-and-a-half-hour journey disappeared from the radar at 2.45am on Thursday Egypt time (1045 AEST)

* It was 16km into Egyptian airspace but still over the Mediterranean

* 10 crew and 56 passengers - 30 Egyptians, 15 French, two Iraqis, and one each from Algeria, Britain, Belgium, Canada, Chad, Kuwait, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Sudan - 1 child and two babies among them - no Australians on board

* No distress signal received

* Last contact with plane was 10 minutes before it vanished

* A320 one of the most widely used Airbus planes, a single-aisle plane that usually seats about 150 people and used for short- and medium-range flights

* Greece has joined search and rescue operation with two aircraft and a frigate is on the way

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