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Russian experts inspect Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada airports ahead of flight resumption

2021-01-29

[AlAhram] Egypt’s tourism sector has been hit hard by Russia’s suspension of charter flights after the crash of a Russian plane, which killed more than 200 holidaymakers, in 2015.

That’s the Metrojet Flight 9268 on 31 October 2015 out of Sharm El Sheikh International Airport bound for St. Petersburg, which came apart in midair killing all on board — 224 passengers and crew. The investigators concluded it was a bomb, not a mere crash, which is why the Russians were so upset, and why they’re being invasive about making sure current practices meet Russian safety and security standards. ISIS in the Sinai Province/Ansar Bayt al Maqdis claimed the deed, posting a photo of what they said was the bomb on their online magazine Dabiq.

A Russian delegation inspected the two major Egyptian international airports of Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada on Thursday to ensure they are adhering to safety and security standards and precautionary measures against the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men....
Sources at the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN) told al-Ahram that the delegation’s visit is in preparation for the resumption of regular and charter Russian flights to the Red Sea touristic destinations.

The delegation will meet with officials at the Ministry of Civil Aviation before submitting their final report to civil aviation authorities in Russia, in preparation for issuing a final report on the resumption of air traffic between the two countries, the sources said.

The delegation, whose visit started on Wednesday, is scheduled to continue its inspection work for one week.

Russian tourists are one of the main groups that visit Egypt the most for its touristic attractions.

In 2014, 3 million Russians visited the country, and in 2015, 2.4 million Russians visited Egypt before Moscow suspended all commercial passenger flights to the country over the 2015 incident.

Egypt has worked on upgrading and boosting safety systems at all airports countrywide.

In April 2018, Moscow ended its flight suspension to Cairo.

In March 2020, Russia stopped flights to Egypt over the coronavirus pandemic spread, but they were resumed in September.

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