[14], The Captain of Flight 202, 61-year-old Pervez Iqbal Chaudhry, had 25,497 hours of flying experience, with 1,060 hours on the A320 aircraft. Flightradar24 shows the aircraft climbing to 33,500 ft (10,200 m) at 404 kn (748 km/h; 465 mph) before suddenly descending to 28,375 ft (8,649 m) at 62 kn (115 km/h; 71 mph) approximately 50 km (31 mi; 27 nmi) north east of Nekhel, after which its position was no longer tracked. The statement continued that "our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of the passengers and crew. "[20], Airline officials have announced that they have ruled out mechanical failure, but investigators have still not made such a determination. The flight data recorders were reported to be in good condition. The cartoon was considered offensive in Russia and a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin called the artwork "sacrilege", and members of the State Duma called for the magazine to be banned as extremist literature and demanded an apology from the French government. [16][page needed], However, this is contrary to the procedures in Islamabad for a visual approach. [14][15] ISIL claimed responsibility on Twitter, on video, and in a statement by Abu Osama al-Masri, the leader of the group's Sinai branch. [53], Both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder were recovered from the crash site on 1 November. Temperature 25 °C, dewpoint 24 °C. On 31 October 2015, at 06:13 local time EST (04:13 UTC),[2] an Airbus A321-231 operating the flight was destroyed by a bomb above the northern Sinai Peninsula following its departure from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Egypt en route to Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg, Russia. 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After the humiliating session, the First Officer remained mostly silent throughout the rest of the flight, likely from a loss of self esteem and confidence. The First Officer's last words could be heard saying to the Captain "Sir we are going down! The crew commanded a left turn to 300° through the autopilot. [24] The Los Angeles Times reported that "television footage of the crash site showed smoke and burning debris strewn in a swath cutting through the forest. A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus … "[50] Kogalymavia's employees were also questioned, along with those of the Brisco tour agency that had chartered the flight. The lecture continued for about one hour, with only brief intervals. The aircraft crashed in the Margalla Hillsnorth of Islamabad after air traffic c… [88] As a result, all British flights to and from the resort were cancelled from 4 November. [37][38] The Egyptian Civilian Aviation Ministry issued a statement that indicated the flight was at an altitude of 31,000 ft (9,400 m) when it disappeared from radar screens after a steep descent of 5,000 ft (1,500 m) in one minute. As of 31 December 2017, the order of the airline models with the five lowest non-zero crash rates were: 0.03 - Embraer 170/190 0.06 - Boeing 747-400 [87] On the same day, a source on the committee analysing the flight recorders said he believed that the aircraft was not struck from the outside and that the pilot did not make a distress signal before it disappeared from radar. [38], Reuters quoted an unnamed security officer as saying that the aircraft had been completely destroyed. 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[97][98][99] Most British airlines serving the resort sent repatriation flights out to the resort to bring stranded British tourists back to the United Kingdom. [127][128], On 12 November, the magazine published another cartoon, on its cover, equating the crash with a sex act, with a caption reading: "Crash in the Sinai: finally the sex tape." [32] An army helicopter arrived to survey the crash site at 10:30 local time (04:30 UTC) but was not able to land. [114][115] On 17 November Russia's security chief said the cause of the attack was an act of terror, and the Russian Government offered a US$50 million reward for any information that leads to the arrest of the perpetrators. The crash occurred soon after take-off from New York's JFK airport, when the Airbus A300-605R's tail came apart. He told journalists that "a good number of rescue workers have reached the site. The airplane operated on a flight from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) to … None of the 224 occupants survived the crash. [109], On 12 April 2018, flights between Russia and Egypt finally resumed. "Then within three or four minutes I heard a loud explosion". 226 passengers and 7 crewmembers were onboard. The pilots were unsure of their geographical position and did not seek radar help. There were 224 people on board (217 passengers and 7 crew). Investigators would also view the security camera footage. [67] On 8 November, Reuters quoted an unnamed Egyptian investigation team member, speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the investigation, who said he was "90% sure" the airliner was brought down by a bomb, based on an initial analysis of the last second of the cockpit voice recording. 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