While flying a test flight after routine maintenance, an Air New Zealand Airbus A320 crashed down into the Mediterranean sea of of France’s southwest coast.
Two people were killed in the crash, which happened on Thursday, and as of today the remaining five passengers are still missing.
A witness on French radio reported that the plane was doing fine until it took a right turn towards the water. “I could see it was an airliner because I saw two large engines. There was no fire, nothing,” the guy said. “It was flying straight, then it turned brutally toward the ground. I said to myself, it will never pull out, and there was a big spray of water.
Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe said that the cause of the crash is not yet known.
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