141 people feared dead after plane crash | | A plane with 141 people on board - most of them French tourists - has crashed into the Red Sea. It is feared no one has survived.
The Boeing 737 took off shortly before 5am local time from Sharm el-Sheikh resort and quickly disappeared from radar about seven miles south of Cairo airport. The charter flight, operated by the private Egyptian Company, Air Flash, was bound for Cairo for a stopover before heading on to Paris. Egypt's Ministry of Civil Aviation says there was no distress call made. |