A MAJOR search operation is underway after a plane mysteriously vanished mid-flight after reporting technical issues.
The Boeing 737 rapidly descended off the coast of Pakistan after losing contact with air traffic control on Tuesday.
The Boeing plane lost contact with air traffic control before it vanished Credit: Getty
Pakistan’s airport authority said the Karachi-bound K2 Airways aircraft had taken off from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
But the aircraft experienced navigation system interference shortly after takeoff.
“K2 Airways B 737 of Pakistan Cargo Flight enroute from Sharjah to Karachi reported Navigational system issue and was promptly guided by KARACHI ACC,” Pakistan’s Airport’s Authority said in a statement.
Its last transmitted data point placed the aircraft at 1,100 feet above sea level.
The plane was falling at about 400km per hour – an extremely abnormal rate of descent.
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