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| The eldest son of Vittorio Missoni, the Italian fashion executive whose plane went missing on a flight in Venezuela last week, has said he and his family have not given up hope of finding the group of holidaymakers alive. | The eldest son of Vittorio Missoni, the Italian fashion executive whose plane went missing on a flight in Venezuela last week, has said he and his family have not given up hope of finding the group of holidaymakers alive. |
| Ottavio Missoni Jr, 28, said he remained sceptical of suggestions that the twin-engined aircraft was most likely to have crashed into the sea, saying such a theory was the "least plausible" of all scenarios. | Ottavio Missoni Jr, 28, said he remained sceptical of suggestions that the twin-engined aircraft was most likely to have crashed into the sea, saying such a theory was the "least plausible" of all scenarios. |
| "My father will come back; we are waiting for him," he told the Corriere della Sera. "I am not speaking with my head but with my heart. A plane cannot vanish in this way, on a short route, without leaving any trace." | "My father will come back; we are waiting for him," he told the Corriere della Sera. "I am not speaking with my head but with my heart. A plane cannot vanish in this way, on a short route, without leaving any trace." |
| Venezuelan military aircraft, ships and scuba divers have been involved in an intensive search for the missing plane since it disappeared on Friday while carrying Missoni, 58, his partner Maurizia Castiglioni, two of their friends and two pilots. | Venezuelan military aircraft, ships and scuba divers have been involved in an intensive search for the missing plane since it disappeared on Friday while carrying Missoni, 58, his partner Maurizia Castiglioni, two of their friends and two pilots. |
| The group had been flying from the Caribbean archipelago of Los Roques to the Venezuelan capital Caracas when the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers, sparking an alert and, as of Saturday, a search involving the Venezuelan armed forces and civilian volunteers. | The group had been flying from the Caribbean archipelago of Los Roques to the Venezuelan capital Caracas when the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers, sparking an alert and, as of Saturday, a search involving the Venezuelan armed forces and civilian volunteers. |
| A team of experts from the Italian civil protection agency, reportedly including a key figure involved in the rescue operation of the Costa Concordia cruiseliner, is due to arrive in Caracas on Wednesday. Luca Missoni, Vittorio's brother, who is a pilot, has also been helping with the search. | A team of experts from the Italian civil protection agency, reportedly including a key figure involved in the rescue operation of the Costa Concordia cruiseliner, is due to arrive in Caracas on Wednesday. Luca Missoni, Vittorio's brother, who is a pilot, has also been helping with the search. |
| Ottavio Missoni Jr, who was named after his grandfather, co-founder of the Missoni fashion house, said the family had discussed several possible scenarios, including that of a hijacking. "I have been thinking of so many possible scenarios," he said. "But I remain convinced that the least plausible reason is that they crashed into the water. My uncle Luca, in Venezuela, has also confirmed that these planes are capable of sea landings in case of emergency." | Ottavio Missoni Jr, who was named after his grandfather, co-founder of the Missoni fashion house, said the family had discussed several possible scenarios, including that of a hijacking. "I have been thinking of so many possible scenarios," he said. "But I remain convinced that the least plausible reason is that they crashed into the water. My uncle Luca, in Venezuela, has also confirmed that these planes are capable of sea landings in case of emergency." |
| Others, however, have said stormy conditions could have been to blame for the plane's disappearance. Enrique Rada, a pilot, spoke earlier this week of seeing it "swallowed up by a huge cumulus cloud". Speaking to Italian television, an unidentified fisherman said he saw the aircraft "nosedive" towards the sea. | Others, however, have said stormy conditions could have been to blame for the plane's disappearance. Enrique Rada, a pilot, spoke earlier this week of seeing it "swallowed up by a huge cumulus cloud". Speaking to Italian television, an unidentified fisherman said he saw the aircraft "nosedive" towards the sea. |
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