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Kolavia
Kogalymavia (russian: ООО «Авиакомпания Когалымавиа»), doing business as, DBA Metrojet , was a Russian airline based in Kogalym, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Its home base was at Kogalym International Airport, with the main hub at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow. It suspended all operations in December 2015, two months after the terrorist attack on Metrojet Flight 9268, Flight 9268. History Kogalymavia started operations in May 1993. After 2005, the airline operated mostly international charter services to leisure destinations, under the brand name ''Kolavia''. In May 2012, Kogalymavia changed its marketing branding from ''Kolavia'' to ''Metrojet'', as part of its newly-established joint venture with ''TUI Russia & CIS'', a subsidiary of the German tourism company TUI Travel. Up until August 2014, when the joint-venture was terminated, Metrojet operated on behalf of TUI, and flew independently from then on. In 2011, one of its planes c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metrojet Flight 9268
Metrojet Flight 9268 was an international chartered passenger flight, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia (branded as Metrojet). On 31 October 2015, at 06:13 local time EST (04:13 UTC), an Airbus A321-231 operating the flight exploded above the northern Sinai Peninsula following its departure from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Egypt en route to Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg, Russia. All 224 passengers and crew on board were killed. The cause of the crash was most likely an onboard explosive device as concluded by Russian investigators. Most of the people aboard the flight were tourists. There were 212 Russians, four Ukrainians, and one Belarusian passenger. There were also 7 crew members on board. Investigators believe that a bomb was put on the aircraft at Sharm El Sheikh, with the goal of causing airlines to suspend flights to that airport. Shortly after the crash, the Islamic State's Sinai Branch, previously known as Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, claimed respon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
