NEW : Pilots ' failure to issue mayday `` ominous sign , '' former NTSB spokesman says . NEW : Memorial service to be held Wednesday at Paris ' Notre Dame Cathedral . 228 debris fields found about 400 miles northeast of Fernando de Noronha Islands . Jobim made the announcement after meeting with relatives and friends of Brazilians who were among the 228 people aboard Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris , France . Flight 2 , traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Rio de Janeiro , was carrying 447 people .
NEW : Pilots ' failure to issue mayday `` ominous sign , '' former NTSB spokesman says . NEW : Memorial service to be held Wednesday at Paris ' Notre Dame Cathedral . 228 debris fields found about 400 miles northeast of Fernando de Noronha Islands . Flight 2 , traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Rio de Janeiro , was carrying 447 people .