Peruvian Aircraft with 42 Aboard Reported Missing
Lima, Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A Peruvian plane operated by Tans Peru airline with 42 people on board was reported missin, Canal N local television said.
The company's press officer Jorge Belevan said plane took off from northern city of Chiclayo at 08:30 this morning and was expected to land in the jungle city of Chachapoyas, 660km NE of Lima, 16 mins later. It lost contact with air control at the airport at 08:43, he told the television station.
"The plane was not reported as crashed," Belevan said, "What happened is the plane lost contact with ground. The plane is in emergency situation and declared missing."