EgyptAir Crash: Plane Did Not Swerve

According to a top aviation officials in Egypt – of the state-run provider of air navigation service – the doomed EgyptAir flight 804 that crashed into the Mediterranean on Thursday did not swerve to before it disappeared off radar.

Previously, it was believed that plane made various swerves and lost altitude before it disappeared off radar and plunged into the ocean. This statement was made by officials in Greece.

However, the head of Egypt’s National Air Navigation Services Company, Ehab Azmy, said that according to the radar reading of the plane, the aircraft was at an altitude of 37 000 feet just before it disappeared off radar – which is the normal altitude for a commercial plane.

“…that fact degrades what the Greeks are saying about aircraft suddenly losing altitude before it vanished from radar,” Azmy said in a press briefing.

This contradicts what Greek officials said shortly after the crash. They claimed that the plane swerved and suddenly dropped 10 000 feet before it plunged into the ocean.

It seems that everyday more and more information is being found about what exactly happened to the doomed flight.

However, until authorities can locate the plane’s black box which contains voice recordings of the cockpit as well as other crucial information, no one can say for certain what happened to the plane.

The search for the plane’s black box is still underway, with Egypt sending a submarine to the crash site on Sunday.

The French navy has also sent vessels to the crash site on Monday to assist in the search.