"Air traffic control lost contact with the Airbus A330 at 6am GMT after it took off from Rio de Janeiro bound for Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.
It was due to land in the French capital at 9.10am GMT.
Airport authorities have set up a 'crisis cell' at Charles de Gaulle.
The people on board the jet are 216 passengers and 12 crew."
Not looking good..............
