PARIS (Reuters) - An Air France plane with 228 people on board disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Brazil to Paris on Monday after hitting strong turbulence and French officials said they feared a disaster.
The Brazilian force said the Airbus jet was well advanced over the sea when it went missing and military planes took off from both South America and Africa to hunt for the plane.
Flight AF 447 had 228 people on board - including some Britons according to the passenger list - and was flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris when all contact was lost.
Flight AF 447 left Rio de Janeiro on Sunday at 7 p.m. (2200 GMT) and had been expected to land at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on Monday at 11:15 a.m. (0915 GMT).
The carrier said 216 passengers were on board, including seven children and one baby, and 12 crew members. Air France said the pilots were highly experienced.
Senior French government minister Jean-Louis Borloo ruled out the possibility of a hijacking.
"It's an awful tragedy," Borloo told France Info radio.
The jet's last known location was unclear and Brazil's Air Force said it lost contact with the plane at 0133 GMT.
on my point view the plane can be crashed due to cyclone or may crashed due to insufficient of fuel to the plane it is a guess
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