By Christopher Bjork
MADRID--An Air Algerie airplane traveling from Burkina Faso to
Algiers with 110 passengers and six crew members on board was
reported missing Thursday by the Spanish company that operated the
plane.
The plane, a Boeing Co. MD-83 model with flight code AH5017, was
scheduled to land at 0510 GMT, but never reached its destination,
Swiftair, the operator, said.
"Thus far, we have no contact with the airplane," Swiftair said
in a statement. The plane was traveling from Ouagadougou, the
capital of Burkina Faso, to Algiers, Algeria.
The Algerian government said in a statement that air controllers
lost contact with the flight at 0155 GMT, about 50 minutes after
takeoff, according to the Algerian Press Service, which added that
the airline has launched an emergency plan.
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