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Following these events, many countries ordered all flights to Sharm El Sheikh suspended until further notice. [7] In November 2015, passenger numbers significantly decreased due to the downing of Metrojet Flight 9268 on 31 October 2015. This led to airlines cancelling flights from the airport and operating rescue flights for stranded passengers.
Metrojet Flight 9268 was an international chartered passenger flight [1] operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia (branded as Metrojet). On 31 October 2015, at 06:13 local time EST (04:13 UTC), [2] the 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 ...
In January 2019 EgyptAir Express launched test flights to Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Luxor and Aswan. [6] On 1 January 2020, the airport received its first international flight from Jordan, operated by Fly Jordan. [7] On 2 November 2022, scheduled flights from Sharm El Sheikh to Sphinx airport started.
The airline also operates ad hoc VIP flights and military transport (for the United Nations). Its main base is Cairo International Airport, with hubs at Hurghada International Airport, Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport and Luxor International Airport.
In November 2015, The Guardian newspaper reported that Metrojet Flight 9268 en route to Saint Petersburg from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport had broken up in the air based on information available from Flightradar24. [4] From 3 March 2020, ADS-B data collected by satellite was made available to all users.
Sharm el Sheikh and the Strait of Tiran in the 1840 Kiepert map of the Sinai Peninsula. The town of Shurm is shown just north of two bays: Sharm El Sheikh and Sharm El Miya (Arabic: شرم المية). This area forms the southern tip of the modern city. Sharm El Sheikh is located on the Egyptian Red Sea coast, at the southern tip of the Sinai ...
Aerial view with old South Terminal, the new Terminal 1 can be seen in the background. King Abdulaziz International Airport [a] (IATA: JED, ICAO: OEJN, colloquially referred to as Jeddah Airport, Jeddah International Airport, or KAIA), is a major international airport serving the cities of Jeddah and Mecca in Saudi Arabia, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Jeddah and covering an area of ...
El Kharga: El Kharga Airport [20] Hurghada: Hurghada International Airport: Luxor: Luxor International Airport: Marsa Alam: Marsa Alam International Airport: Marsa Matruh: Marsa Matruh International Airport: Terminated: Minya: El Minya Airport: Terminated: Port Said: Port Said Airport: Terminated: Sharm El Sheikh: Sharm El Sheikh International ...