An Air Algerie airliner AH5017 from Burkina Faso to Algeria carrying 116 people on board went missing 50 minutes into a Thursday morning. Reports claim that the plane has crashed in Niger killing all the 116 people according to reports in the Algerian media.

The airplane is owned by Spanish private airline Swiftair, and operated by Air Algerie. The initial reports say that the area where the flight went missing witnessed storm like conditions. Fifty French people were on board according the plane's passenger list

Algeria's news agencies have confirmed about the disappearance of flight and have launched emergency plans. Civilian aviation is in spotlight with this incident and last week a Malaysian airlines MH 17 was crashed down by rebels in Ukraine which killed 295 people.

(AW: Vamshi)