Russian plane crashes in central Sinai

October 31, 2015 15:10

Russian airplane with more than 200 passengers crashed early Saturday in the central Sinai Peninsula, according to a statement from the office of Egypts prime minister.

Egypts aviation ministry told the Reuters news agency that the plane, an Airbus A321, crashed in a mountainous area of the Sinai after daybreak.

In Moscow, the Federal Air Transport Agency confirmed that the flight had disappeared from radar screens while flying from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg, according to the Interfax news agency.

The plane, operated by Kogalymavia, disappeared from radar about 25 minutes after it took off at 6:51 a.m., Interfax said, quoting Sergei Isvolsky, a spokesman for the air transport agency.

He said there were 224 people on board, including 217 passengers. The flight, Kogalymavia 9268, had been scheduled to land at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg.

The plane requested an emergency landing before disappearing, the Interfax report said. Aircraft crew members had previously complained about the state of one engine, the RIA Novosti agency reported.

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