He confirmed no debris had been found so far. Fathy added he could not even confirm whether the plane had crashed.

他证实目前为止没有发现任何飞机残骸。法蒂还补充道他甚至都不能确认飞机是否已经坠毁。

The country's Civil Aviation Minister, Sherif Fathy, said authorities tried and failed to resume contact with the plane after it vanished from the radar.

埃及民航局局长谢里夫·法蒂称，埃及当局在失联航班从雷达上消失之后试图重新和其获得联系，但是失败了。