BREAKING: Contact Lost With Air Algerie Flight

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BREAKING: Contact Lost With Air Algerie Flight (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nycaviation/~3/DavTPOJZNQo/)

Contact has been lost with an Air Algerie flight between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (OUA) and Algiers, Algeria (ALG). Flight 5017 was an MD-83 that was being flown by Spanish carrier Swiftair on behalf of the Algerian airline. The aircraft had 110 passengers and 6 crew members onboard. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane […]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nycaviation/~4/DavTPOJZNQo
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[gonzalu]

You say it [had] 110 passengers. Did it perish?

[Gerard]

One report says it crashed in Niger!! Not sure how accurate that is of course.

[PhilDernerJr]

You say it [had] 110 passengers. Did it perish?

Whether it crashed or landed, the flight is over, so "had" would be appropriate and I feel doesn't imply anything more than that.

[gonzalu]

Sure... Phil :wink:

Anyway, confirmed, crashed!

[Landing Lights]

No confirmation of a crash yet, there hasn't been any wreckage sighted.

[Gerard]

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/07/25/france-sends-soldiers-to-guard-air-algerie-wreck/20936723/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D506844

Now THIS is how you secure a crash site!!