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« black boxes “liner A321, which crashed in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, have minor damage. Told reporters on Sunday the Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov.
«There’s a small technical damage. However, thermal effects were not, as they say representatives of the Egyptian side, “- said Sokolov.
Transport Minister added that the flight recorders are sealed and have not yet opened.
For his part, head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko told Tass that the transcript of “black box” of the crashed aircraft A321, possibly to be held in Egypt. According to him, this issue is resolved. He explained that usually in these situations are involved in deciphering the experts of the two countries.
A321 airliner of “Kogalymavia”, carrying out flight from Sharm el Sheikh to St Petersburg, flew from Egypt to 6:51 MSK Saturday , October 31. It disappeared from radar screens 23 minutes. According to a source at the airport in Sharm el-Shaikh, the pilot of the aircraft after take-off has requested changes in the route and landed at Cairo airport due to technical problems. The first information that the airliner crashed in the Sinai Peninsula, confirmed the Office of the Prime Minister of Egypt, Sherif Ismail. On board were 224 people – 217 passengers (193 adults and 24 children) and seven crew members. None of them survived.
Sources: Flightradar24
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