An Egyptian charter plane with 135 passengers and six crew members on board has crashed into the Red Sea - all are feared dead.
It happened shortly after take off from the coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Cairo airport officials said.
Most of the passengers were French tourists, they added.
Egypt's state television station said the plane was heading to France.
Pieces of wreckage from the Boeing 737 were found in the sea about nine miles south of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The civil aviation authority in Cairo said the plane disappeared from radar screens at 4:44 am, minutes after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh airport.
The plane belonged to the private Egyptian company Flash Air
Sky News Updated 7.30am GMT