Metrojet Flight 9268: 2015 airliner bombing

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.

Metrojet Flight 9268

EI-ETJ, the aircraft involved, seen in June 2015
Bombing
Date	31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)
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 / 30.16917; 34.17278
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.

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.