Metrojet Flight 9268: 2015 airliner bombing
Metrojet Flight 9268 (KGL 9268/7K9268) was an international chartered passenger flight.
On 31 October 2015, it left Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt flying to Saint Petersburg, Russia. It crashed in the Sinai desert 23 minutes after it took off.
 EI-ETJ, the aircraft involved, seen in June 2015 | |
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 October 2015 |
| Summary | Terrorist bombing by Islamic State's Sinai Branch |
| Site | Near Housna, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt 30°10′9″N 34°10′22″E / 30.16917°N 34.17278°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A321-231 |
| Operator | Metrojet |
| IATA flight No. | 7K9268 |
| ICAO flight No. | KGL9268 |
| Call sign | KOGALYM 9268 |
| Registration | EI-ETJ |
| Flight origin | Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt |
| Destination | Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Occupants | 224 |
| Passengers | 217 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 224 |
| Survivors | 0 |
It reached an altitude of 31,000 ft (9,400 m) when it disappeared from radar. The aircraft, an Airbus A321-231, was carrying 217 passengers and seven crew members. As well as the crew, 214 of those aboard were Russian. The remaining three were Ukrainian, mostly tourists.
All 224 people were killed. The crash became the deadliest in Egyptian history.
Passengers and crew
| People on board by nationality | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Total |
| Russia | 212 | 7 | 219 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 217 | 7 | 224 |
Flight 9268 was carrying 217 passengers, of which 25 were children, plus seven crew members. The captain of the flight was 47-year-old Valery Yurievich Nemov and the first officer was Sergei Stanislavovich Trukhachev. According to the airline, captain Nemov had amassed more than 12,000 hours of flight time, including 3,800 hours on this aircraft type. First officer Trukhachev had 5,641 hours of flight time, including more than 1,300 hours on the aircraft type.
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