Relatives wait at Paris and Cairo airports after EgyptAir plane vanishes

Relatives of passengers on a vanished EgyptAir flight grieve as they leave the in-flight service building where they were held at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, Thursday, 19 May 2016.AP

Relatives of passengers on board the missing flight are waiting for news at Cairo airport. The authorities have brought in doctors to the airport to look after them.

An unidentified woman reacts as she waits for news about the vanished EgyptAir plane, outside the Egyptair in-flight service building at Cairo International Airport, Egypt May 19, 2016.Reuters

There are few details available for those waiting.

Family members of passengers who were flying aboard an EgyptAir plane that vanished from radar en route from Paris to Cairo overnight are transported by bus to a gathering point at Cairo airport on 19 May 2016.AFP

Family members were taken by bus to a gathering point at the airport. For anyone worried about friends or relatives the Egyptian authorities have issued an emergency number. From outside Egypt, anyone concerned should call + 202 2598 9320.

Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail talks to reporters at Cairo International Airport, Thursday, 19 May, 2016.AP

Arriving at the airport in Cairo, Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said he could not "rule out" the possibility of a terrorist attack. Egypt's President Sisi was due to chair a meeting of the country's national security council later.

Relatives of passengers on a vanished EgyptAir flight have started arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside Paris.AP

In Paris, relatives of passengers on the EgyptAir flight started arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside the French capital.

French officer of the Police aux Frontieres (PAF - Borders Police) stands guard at the entrance of the Mercure Hotel next to Charles de Gaulle airport where relatives of the passengers are welcomed near Paris, France, 19 May 2016.EPA

The French authorities have set up a crisis centre at the airport.

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault Roissy leaves the Mercure Hotel next to Charles de Gaulle airport where he met relatives of the passengers to address the press near Paris, France, 19 May 2016.EPA

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, after meeting some of the relatives at Charles de Gaulle airport, said they were experiencing "a moment of intense emotion".

Television crews wait near the EgyptAir desk at Charles de Gaulle airport, after an EgyptAir flight disappeared from radar during its flight from Paris to Cairo, in Paris, France, 19 May, 2016.Reuters

Reporters gathered at the EgyptAir counter at Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle airport for news about the missing flight.

Employees work at the EgyptAir counter which reopened at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside of Paris, Thursday, 19 May, 2016.AP

The EgyptAir counter at Charles de Gaulle Airport reopened this morning.