Metrojet Flight 9268 (IATA: 7K9268, ICAO: KGL9268) was an international chartered passenger flight, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia (branded as Metrojet), which disintegrated above the northern Sinai on 31 October 2015 at 06:13 local time EST (04:13 UTC)[2] following its departure from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, Egypt, en route to Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[3][4][5] The aircraft, an Airbus A321-231, was carrying 217 passengers and seven crew members who were all killed.[6][7]