Egyptian aviation official says lost plane is safe
Egypt's air accident chief said on Saturday that a missing passenger plane on its way to Russia had safely left Egyptian airspace and made contact with Turkish air traffic control.
"The ... Russian airline had told us that the Russian plane we lost contact with is safe and that it has contacted Turkish air traffic control and is passing through Turkish skies now," Ayman al-Muqaddam, the head of the central air traffic accident authority in Egypt, said in a statement.
Egypt: Russian plane with 200 passengers goes missing over Isis stronghold in Sinai; local media reports crash
A Russian civilian aircraft has reportedly gone missing in Egypt's Sinai region and is feared to have crashed.
There were said to be 212 passengers on board when Egypt's air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft, according to Sky News Arabia.
The plane was on its way to Russia after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh resort on the Red Sea.
Local media had reported that the plane has crashed, while other news agencies are now reporting Egyptian officials saying that the plane has left Egyptian airspace safely.
"The ... Russian airline had told us that the Russian plane we lost contact with is safe and that it has contacted Turkish air traffic control and is passing through Turkish skies now," Ayman al-Muqaddam, the head of Egypt's air traffic accident authority, was quoted saying by Reuters.
Russian news agency RT.com has said that the plane has possibly crashed according to local reports.
The Sinai Peninsula region in Egypt has been restive for the past several months, with Isis presence reported in the area.
Russian passenger aircraft with 220 onboard goes off radars, reportedly crashes over Egypt
A Russian plane carrying over 220 people has been lost from radars, according to sources in the Russian and Egyptian air traffic controllers. There have been reports the plane crashed over Sinai.
However, in a conflicting report, the Egyptian air accident chief said the Russian plane had safely left Egyptian airspace and made contact with Turkish air traffic control.
A source in the Russian air traffic controller told Ria Novosti that the plane went missing near Cyprus rather than over Sinai. But some Egyptian media claim the crash site has already been discovered in Egypt.
The Airbus that was reported going off radar and crashing in the Sinai Peninsula was travelling from the Egyptian resort Sharm El-Sheikh to St. Petersburg, Ria Novosti reported. It belonged to Kogalymavia airline, a small airline based in Western Siberia.
Egyptian sources told Reuters there were 212 people on board when the plane went down, most of them Russian tourists. Russian sources put the number at 224.
Russian airliner crashes in central Sinai - Egyptian PM
A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai with more than 200 people on board, the office of Egypt's prime minister has confirmed.
The Airbus A-321 had just taken off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on its way to the Russian city of St Petersburg.
There were conflicting reports about the fate of the plane, some suggesting it had disappeared over Cyprus.
Most of the passengers are said to be Russian tourists.
The plane is operated by the Russian airline Kogalymavia. Latest reports say it is carrying 217 passengers and seven crew.
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