the santa ana airlines plane took off just before dusk from the city of merida took taxi to simon bolivar international terminal from the capital city of newport . noel ramirez , commissioner of peru ' s public management agency in gijon , said the airline has unable to contact control sites . supreme defense chief cardinal antonio rivero told reporters that it is unsure whether or not the plane landed or is simply missing .
A plane with 46 passengers has not contacted control towers.