Kolavia Flight 7K9268 More details and Live Updates, 212 killed in the Crash
Kolavia Flight 7K9268 Airbus crashed more news and updates - Russian civilian plane with 212 people on-board crashed in Sinai, confirms Egypt PM
Cairo: A Russian passenger plane carrying up to 224 passengers and crew has crashed in in Egypt, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has confirmed.
A statement from the Prime Minister's office said Mr Ismail had formed a cabinet-level crisis committee to deal with the crash in central Sinai.
The Airbus A-321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia lost communications with flight officials 23 minutes after taking off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on its way to the Russian city of St Petersburg.
The Australian Embassy in Cairo is making urgent enquiries with Egyptian authorities to determine whether any Australians were involved in the incident.
Advertisement There are no indications of Australians affected so far. Most of the passengers are said to be Russian tourists. Aviation tracking website Flight Radar 24 tweeted that the plane was descending at a rate of about 6000 feet a minute just before its signal was lost.
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Reports on the number of passengers have varied with some agencies reporting there were 212 passengers and seven crew members. It has also been reported that 17 of the passengers were children.
Reuters reported that Egyptian security sources said there was no indication that the plane had been shot down.
Islamist militants are active in parts of Sinai. Soon after reporting the plane was missing, Reuters put out a second report that quoted an Egyptian official saying the plane had safely flown into Turkish airspace. However, other reports from news agencies including Russia Today said the plane had crashed.
Some agencies also suggested the plane had disappeared over Cyprus. Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya said in a statement that flight 7K9268 left Sharm el-Sheikh at 6.51am Moscow time and was due into St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport at 12.10pm.
It said the aircraft failed to make scheduled contact with Cyprus air traffic control 23 minutes after take-off and disappeared from the radar.
The Airbus A-321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia lost communications with flight officials 23 minutes after taking off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on its way to the Russian city of St Petersburg.
The Australian Embassy in Cairo is making urgent enquiries with Egyptian authorities to determine whether any Australians were involved in the incident.
Advertisement There are no indications of Australians affected so far. Most of the passengers are said to be Russian tourists. Aviation tracking website Flight Radar 24 tweeted that the plane was descending at a rate of about 6000 feet a minute just before its signal was lost.
More Updates:
Reports on the number of passengers have varied with some agencies reporting there were 212 passengers and seven crew members. It has also been reported that 17 of the passengers were children.
Reuters reported that Egyptian security sources said there was no indication that the plane had been shot down.
Islamist militants are active in parts of Sinai. Soon after reporting the plane was missing, Reuters put out a second report that quoted an Egyptian official saying the plane had safely flown into Turkish airspace. However, other reports from news agencies including Russia Today said the plane had crashed.
Some agencies also suggested the plane had disappeared over Cyprus. Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya said in a statement that flight 7K9268 left Sharm el-Sheikh at 6.51am Moscow time and was due into St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport at 12.10pm.
It said the aircraft failed to make scheduled contact with Cyprus air traffic control 23 minutes after take-off and disappeared from the radar.
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