A320 said to ditch off French coast during training flight
Seven people were on board an Airbus A320 aircraft, belonging to Air New Zealand, which has ditched off the coast of France during a training flight.
A spokeswoman for the French coast guard Gendarmerie Maritime says the precise location of the twin-jet is unclear, but that the organisation believes it to be between 1km and 5km from the coast near Perpignan.
She adds that the jet belonged to Air New Zealand and is lying 20-30m below the surface of the water.
The condition of the seven occupants is unknown, she says. The aircraft came down at about 17:00.
Airbus has so far been unable to provide any further details.