Russian rescuers have completed examining the A321 crash scene on the Sinai Peninsula over an area of 20 square kilometers, the inspection zone will now be extended to 30 square kilometers, Russian Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov has said.

"We have completed the examination of a whole 20 square kilometer area. We have now clarified our plans and jointly with our Egyptian counterparts are extending the search zone to 30 kilometers," Puchkov said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel.