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Missing EgyptAir plane drops from 37,000 to 9,000 feet

It was flying at 37,000 feet when it suddenly dropped to 9,000 feet and a few seconds after that the plane went missing

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The EgyptAir aircraft dropped from 37,000 to 9,000 feet suddenly on Thursday just before disappearing from the radars over the Mediterranean Sea..

Exclusive information of www.protothema.gr shows the last moments of the aircraft before it disappeared.

The Airbus A-320 of EgyptAir was flying at 37,000 feet when it suddenly dropped to 9,000 feet, based on plane’s route recorded in radar. A few seconds after that the plane went missing.

This indicates that EgyptAir aircraft dropped suddenly and very fast.

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