Air Algerie plane with 116 on board falls off radar

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http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/24/world/africa/air-algerie-flight/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

London (CNN) -- An Air Algerie flight with 116 people on board has dropped off radar, prompting a search for the missing plane, the airline's operator said Thursday.

Flight 5017 lost radar contact 50 minutes after takeoff from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, early Thursday. It was supposed to arrive at Algiers' Houari Boumediene Airport about four hours later.

The plane, an MD-83, was carrying 110 passengers, two pilots and four crew members. The MD-83 is part of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 family of twin-engine, single-aisle jets.

[GandD 5,966]

So....... At this point.................. Aliens?

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So....... At this point.................. Aliens?

I don't know, but something is very wrong when 3 flights in a matter of weeks end up down or missing.

[mota bhai 2,675]

Elon Musk is behind it all. He wants to erode public confidence in air travel so he can sell us his Hyperloop.

Edited July 24, 2014 by mota bhai

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

So....... At this point.................. Aliens?

No, it was flying over an area of Mali held by Islamic militants.

[GandD 5,966]

You're assuming Aliens can't be Islamic Militants.

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Update: The plane has crashed. http://news.yahoo.com/air-algerie-ah5017-plane-disappears-115228417.html

Air Algerie flight AH5017, en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers and carrying 116 people, has crashed, an Algerian aviation official told Reuters.

"I can confirm that it has crashed," the official said, declining to give details of where the plane was or what caused the accident.

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You're assuming Aliens can't be Islamic Militants.

Touché.

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Castro's Niece was on board?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

No, it was flying over an area of Mali held by Islamic militants.

So we are assuming Islamic militants shot down the plane?

Why not Russian gang members

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

So we are assuming Islamic militants shot down the plane?

Why not Russian gang members

Now it appears to have been just a crash based on bad weather, but initial reports were suggesting a military tie given its location and the fact that the FAA has banned US flights over Mali (or maybe just at lower altitudes).

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Now it appears to have been just a crash based on bad weather, but initial reports were suggesting a military tie given its location and the fact that the FAA has banned US flights over Mali (or maybe just at lower altitudes).

Lies lies lies.

You know, some also suggested today that the first missing Malaysian flight might have been shot down in the middle of the night as a test run with a new missile someone has gotten their hands on and now they are taking out airplanes.