AIR FRANCE Airbus A330 Jet Plane missing over Atlantic Ocean [ Copyright © Skynews ]
Hope Fades For Passengers And Crew Of Missing Air France Jet An Air France passenger jet is feared to have crashed into the Atlantic after possibly suffering an electrical failure in a fierce storm. There were 228 people on board Flight 447, which had taken off from the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and was due to land in Paris on Monday morning. A massive search operation is under way, but it is not clear exactly where or when the airliner went down. Latest News: An Air France jet with 228 people on board has vanished over the Atlantic. Flight 447 en route from Rio to Paris disappeared over the ocean, possibly brought down by a lightning strike. It had reported loss of pressure and electrical faults. French Authorities say the plane is ‘lost’ and President Sarkozy says the chance of finding survivors is ‘very small’.


