the santa marta airlines plane took off just before dusk from the cities of merida on routes to simon bolivar ii airport outside the capital area of chavez . jorge marquez , principal of venezuela ' s emergency management agency in merida , confirmed the plane has failed to contact control towers . civil navy chairman general carlos raul told reports that it is unsure whether or not the plane crashed or is just disappearance .
A plane with 46 passengers has not contacted control towers.