Irish team to assist with investigation into plane crash

An Irish team, comprising staff from the Air Accident Investigation Unit of the Department of Transport and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), will fly to Egypt today to assist in the investigation into the crash of Metrojet flight 7K-9268 on Saturday.

The Irish-registered jet crashed in the Sinai Peninsula shortly after take-off killing all 224 on board. As Ireland is the state of aircraft registry, the Air Accident Investigation Unit can offer or be requested to assist in foreign investigations.

The Metrojet Airbus A321-200 (registration EI-ETJ) is listed in the IAA register of aircraft as being owned by Wilmington Trust SP Services Dublin Ltd with offices in the Irish Financial Services Centre at George’s Dock in Dublin.