(VOVworld) – On Thursday EgyptAir released information on the nationalities of the 56 passengers on board Flight MS804. They included 30 Egyptians, 15 French, 2 Iraqis, and 9 passengers each from Britain, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Chad, Portugal, Algeria and Canada. The A320 plane from Paris to Cairo disappeared off the radar while flying over the Mediterranean Sea about 273km from the Egyptian coast. The captain of the flight had 6,000 flying hours experience while the first officer had 2,000.

A policeman stands guard at Larnaca Airport near an Egypt Air A320. (Photo: Reuters)

Egypt’s civil aviation officials confirmed that the plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. Search and rescue services are searching for victims and debris to collect technical information. EgyptAir said the plane had been built in 2003.