Distress signal received from #EgyptAir plane

Rescue services reported receiving a distress signal before Airbus 320 disappeared from Egyptian air space.

Cairo - Rescue services from the Egyptian armed forces reported receiving a distress signal at 04.26am local time (02.26 GMT) from the EgyptAir plane that went missing overnight, an official from the airline said in a statement.

The Airbus 320 disappeared from Egyptian air space almost two hours earlier, at 02.30am, about 280kms from the Egyptian coastline, according to EgyptAir.

It had been due to land at 03.15am.

No further details were provided as to the nature of the distress signal.

Reuters