The lone Filipino passenger of an Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean has been identified.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Arden Jugueta was a seafarer whose vessel docked in Rio de Janeiro. Jugueta was to take a connecting flight from Paris to Manila.

Jugueta was among the 228 listed passengers and crew of Air France flight 447 that left Rio de Janeiro en route for Paris, France on the evening of May 31 (Brasilia time).

The Philippine Embassy determined the identity of the Pinoy passenger through the French Foreign Ministry.

“Similarly, Mr. Jugueta’s ship manning company confirmed that he was on board Air France Flight 447,” the DFA said in a press statement posted on its website. 
 
The DFA said the Paris main offices of Air France and the local shipping agency have communicated with the family of Mr. Jugueta.
 
The DFA will continue to monitor the latest developments in the ongoing search and rescue operations by military and aviation authorities of Brazil, France and Spain near the island of Fernando de Noronha, about 1,500 miles east of Rio de Janeiro.
 
Air France Airbus A330 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean en route to Paris, France from the Galeao International Airport in Brazil.