On board the crashed aircraft Yemenia Airways were French citizens.

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Among passenger aircraft A310-300 Yemeni airline Yemenia Airways, crashed in the Comoros, have been citizens of France, the AFP, referring to representatives of the Paris airport of Charles de Gaulle.

Yemen airline told they served connecting flight. The morning of Monday, June 29, passengers flew from Paris to Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, on the A330-200 aircraft of Yemenia Airways. In Sana'a, passengers connecting flights moved to A310-300 and departed to Moroni, the capital of the Comoros. An hour before the scheduled landing in Moroni plane disappeared from radar screens. Authorities island nation later told that the plane fell into the Indian Ocean.

In the name of the airport of Charles de Gaulle in Paris, organized by the headquarters to assist the relatives of the passengers flying flight Yemenia Airways.

The number of passengers and crew members aboard the aircraft, differ. For example, Reuters, referring to representatives of Yemenia Airways announced that on board were 142 passengers, citizens of France and the Comoros Islands, and 11 crew members. AFP, referring to representatives of the airport of Charles de Gaulle said about 147 passengers.

1 June, 2009 aircraft A330-300 of Air France, en route to the airport of Charles de Gaulle from Rio de Janeiro, crashed over the Atlantic Ocean. All 228 people on board the airliner, died.