“Contrary to previous reports, the crew did not send a distress signal, according to AFP.
Civil aviation authorities told the agency: “The crew did not send a Mayday. It was air traffic control that decided to declare the plane was in distress because there was no contact with the crew of the plane.”
So you’re saying they said, a few minutes earlier when the plane was passing into the realm of the Marseille ATC, the plane DID NOT RESPOND?? If that is what was said by someone who actually knows, that does imply the pilots were occupied by something preventing them from speaking.
Loss of pressure in cockpit? Or terrorism.