
Kogalymavia Flight 9268 (KGL 9268/7K9268) was an international chartered passenger flight, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia which crashed in central Sinai following departure from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, Egypt to Pulkovo Airport, St. Petersburg, Russia on 31 October 2015 at 4:13 UTC (7:13 Moscow time). The aircraft, an Airbus A321-231, was carrying 217 passengers and seven crew members. 214 of those aboard were Russians and three were Ukrainian, mostly tourists.
With the death toll of 224 people, Flight 9268 was the deadliest plane crash in Egyptian history, surpassing the...