According to the airline source, the plane turned around over the Mediterranean and flew back to Algiers because of a technical issue.
Earlier it was reported that the Air Algerie Boeing 737-600 was flying from Algiers to Marseille when it declared a mid-air emergency and then disappeared from radars.
Screenshot from @flightradar24 of Air Algerie Flight AH1020, after it declared emergency then disappeared from radar pic.twitter.com/BLVs3n4mHD
— Chris Schofield (@chrischofield1) August 6, 2016
The plane took off from Algiers in the afternoon and was en route to Marseille. Shortly after taking off, however, the passenger jet declared a mid-air emergency.
I'm praying for flight AH1020 pic.twitter.com/2vGasaaQnB
— Fred Pye (@NoughtPointFour) August 6, 2016
Flightradar24 website showed the tracking status of the aircraft as "unknown" as it experienced coverage issues with the plane.
Receiving info that an Air Algérie #AH1020 declared mid-air emergency & then disappeared from radar while descending pic.twitter.com/GYZny3jMLo
— ✈Flight Simviator✈ (@FlightSimviator) August 6, 2016
According to Airlive, the aircraft had declared an emergency and turned around over one of the islands in the Mediterranean, heading back for Algeria, and then disappeared.
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