Oh no! Russian plane with 224 passengers onboard crashes over Sinai, Egypt
A Kogalymavia passenger plane carrying 224 people has
crashed in Egypt's Sinai penunsula. The airliner took off from the Red Sea
resort of Sharm el-Sheik this morning, and was heading for Russia, according to
aviation sources, when it disappeared from radar. It's believed the plane was
mainly carrying Russian tourists.
The plane was carrying 212 passengers and 7 crew members. 17
of the passengers are children.
Airbus A321 left Sharm-El-Sheikh for St. Petersburg with
flight number 7K9268. It belongs to airline Metrojet and was 18.5 years old and
was descending with about 6000 feet per minute just before signal was lost. The
captain told ATC after departure of a technical fault and requested a route
change.
Local media says a recovery team is now at the site of the
crash.
