What we know about the missing EgyptAir plane

EgyptAir says the wreckage of its missing plane with 66 people aboard has not been found, despite earlier announcing debris had been located in the sea.

A hostess talks on the phone next to the Egyptair's desk at the Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, France, 19 May 2016. Source: AAP

• The flight set off from Paris to Cairo on Wednesday night
• It vanished just under three-and-a-half hours after take off from Charles de Gaulle Airport
• There were 56 passengers on board, including a child and two babies, and 10 crew
• 30 Egyptians, 15 French, two Iraqis and one each from Britain, Sudan, Chad, Portugal, Algeria, Canada, Belgium, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
• The plane disappeared from radar above the Mediterranean Sea about halfway between the Greek island of Crete and Egypt's coastline
• It was flying at 37,000ft, 280km offshore when disappeared
• No stormy weather at the time
• Plane spun all the way around and suddenly lost altitude, according to Greek Defence Minister
• Officials have indicated it may have been a terror attack
• A US review of satellite imagery hasn't produced any signs of an explosion aboard
• Wreckage found near the Greek island of Karpathos is not from missing plane - an Airbus A320 built in 200
• Search and rescue continues.