Some reports are saying the plane came down in the water. If it did, what are the chances that the pilot came around and managed to make a controlled crash-landing?
The site they are showing on CNN, which is meant to be realtime, has the plane still flying and now heading towards Cuba again, still at 25k. But is has certainly disappeared from Flightradar24.
Following it on CNN. F15s were escorting it until they reached Cuban airspace and then had to turn back. They reported that the glass was frosted. The plane took off 5 hours ago and has been unresponsive for the last 3. It was meant to land in Florida.
NORAD say it is about to run out of fuel. I guess the question is, will the Cubans let it come down of its own accord, or will they need to bring it down in a controlled fashion to avoid populated areas?
It's already over Cuba. There is a 5 minute delay on that site.
The windows are frosted over so it sounds just like a loss of cabin pressure just like Payne Stewart. This one has a good chance of coming down on land, which is worrying.