EgyptAir confirms wreckage of missing plane found - Vice President

EgyptAir Vice President Ahmed Adelhas confirmed that the missing plane's debris was found Thursday.

Searchers have found the wreckage of the EgyptAir Airbus 320, which crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday night with 66 people on board, EgyptAir Vice President Ahmed Adel announced on Thursday.

The Egyptian Investigation Team in co-operation with the Greek counterpart are still searching for other remains of the missing plane.

​"We have found the wreckage," Adel stated in an interview with CNN.

​EgyptAir Flight MS804 departed from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 23:09 GMT. The aircraft was heading for Cairo International Airport. According to the airline, there were a total of 66 people on board the plane, including 56 passengers.