EgyptAir Flight 990
On 31 October 1999, the Boeing 767 operating the route crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, about 60 miles (97 km) south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, killing all 217 people on board.
The flight was carrying 203 passengers from seven countries (Canada, Egypt, Germany, Sudan, Syria, United States, and Zimbabwe). Of the total people on board, 100 were American, 89 were Egyptian, 22 were Canadian, and the others were of varying nationalities.
Of the passengers, four were non-revenue EgyptAir crew members. Of the passengers, 32 boarded in Los Angeles, while the rest boarded in New York. Many of the passengers were elderly Americans who intended to visit Egypt as tourists.
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Abdel-Rahman Amin and his wife, Alia Abdou, had been visiting their son, Dr. Talaat Abdalmoneim, of New York. Amin was the owner of a coffee-roasting factory. He and his wife had hoped to make it home in time for the birth of their 11th grandchild.
EgyptAir Flight 990
On 31 October 1999, the Boeing 767 operating the route crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, about 60 miles (97 km) south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, killing all 217 people on board.
The flight was carrying 203 passengers from seven countries (Canada, Egypt, Germany, Sudan, Syria, United States, and Zimbabwe). Of the total people on board, 100 were American, 89 were Egyptian, 22 were Canadian, and the others were of varying nationalities.
Of the passengers, four were non-revenue EgyptAir crew members. Of the passengers, 32 boarded in Los Angeles, while the rest boarded in New York. Many of the passengers were elderly Americans who intended to visit Egypt as tourists.
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Abdel-Rahman Amin and his wife, Alia Abdou, had been visiting their son, Dr. Talaat Abdalmoneim, of New York. Amin was the owner of a coffee-roasting factory. He and his wife had hoped to make it home in time for the birth of their 11th grandchild.
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