Mystery Deepens Over Deadly Mediterranean Plane Crash
A passenger jet vanished over the Mediterranean Sea between Crete and northern Egypt on May 19, 2016, killing all 66 souls aboard. It took search teams a full month to find the wreckage.
Explosives Rumour Sparks Security Probe
Egyptian investigators initially claimed they found traces of explosives on victims, triggering an urgent state security investigation ordered by Cairo’s prosecutor general. But the findings were never released to the public.
French Report Blames Pilots’ Cigarette For Crash
A leaked 134-page French investigation reveals a shocking twist: the crash was caused by pilots smoking cigarettes. The co-pilot’s oxygen mask had been mistakenly left on “emergency” mode, flooding oxygen that accidentally combusted when exposed to the cigarette’s spark. Just before the crash, the plane’s smoke detection system warned of smoke in the cockpit. The ACARS system fired off seven urgent messages in two seconds, signalling a critical computer malfunction—yet neither pilot asked for help.
Official Silence and Unanswered Questions
The crash happened during a period of heightened terror alert after attacks in Paris and Brussels. Fuelled by terrorism fears, Egyptian authorities withheld any official crash report, missing the 12-month deadline mandated by international law.
France’s aviation safety agency (BEA) analysed the black box but cannot reveal findings due to legal restrictions.
“Six years later, we are still caught between wanting to know the truth and the feeling of exhaustion because things are not progressing as they should,” said Julie Heslouin, who lost her brother and father in the crash. “We want to know why we lost our loved ones, and we don’t know that till this day.”
Despite 15 French citizens among the victims, families remain desperate for answers amid official cover-ups and conflicting reports.
