EgyptAir flight MS804 was travelling from Paris to Cairo with 56 passengers and 10 crew members when it ‘disappeared’ early Thursday. Here is what you need to know so far. Q: Who was travelling on EgyptAir flight MS804 The majority of the passengers were from Egypt, however there were passengers from 11 other countries on board. The nationalities included passengers from the following countries, announced EgyptAir: Egypt (30), France (15), Iraq (2), United Kingdom (1), Belgium (1), Kuwait (1), Saudi Arabia (1), Algeria (1) Sudan (1), Chad (1), Portugal (1), and Canada (1). According to state media Al-Ahram, the passengers include the sister-in-law of Hisham el-Maqawad, the deputy to the Egyptian Ambassador in Paris, and Sahar al-Khawaga, a Saudi woman who works at the Saudi Embassy in Cairo. Q: When did the plane disappear? What is the timeline of the flight? EgyptAir flight MS804 took off at 11:09PM (Cairo time) and was scheduled to land at around 3:00AM. According to Greece’s Civil Aviation Department, the passenger plane entered Greek airspace at 01:24AM (Cairo time) and checked in with the air traffic control sector at 01:48AM. At 02:27AM, the air traffic control tried and…
