Cairo: Egyptian authorities yesterday started handing the remains of those killed in the crash of EgyptAir flight 804 to their families, the airline said.
The Airbus A320 had been flying from Paris to Cairo on May 19 when it crashed into the southeast Mediterranean killing all 66 on board, including 40 Egyptians and 15 French nationals.
EgyptAir said yesterday it had begun "overseeing the handover of the remains of the MS804 plane crew members" to their families. Officials will start handing over the Egyptian passengers' remains today and the bodies of French passengers and other nationalities will follow, it said, without specifying a timeline. The airliner had been carrying two Iraqis, two Canadians and one passenger each from Algeria, Belgium, Britain, Chad, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Sudan.
Egypt's aviation ministry said on December 15 that traces of explosives were found on victims' remains.
