-The Airbus A320 was travelling from Paris to Cairo when it disappeared from radar at around 02:45 Cairo time (01:45 BST)
-It was some 16km inside Egyptian air space when it went missing, and was about half an hour from landing
-The last contact with the plane showed it was over the Mediterranean, to the south of the area between the islands of Crete and Cyprus
-EgyptAir says there were 56 passengers on board: they included 30 Egyptians, 15 French and 11 other nationalities, including one Briton
-There were also 10 crew members on board
-Anyone concerned can call 0800 7777 0000 from any landline in Egypt and +202 259 89320 from any mobile phone or from outside Egypt