Minister of Civil Aviation of Egypt Sherif Fathi in July flew to Russia to
discuss the possibility of resuming tourism.
"We expect that this issue will progress, especially after the application
of a large number of security measures at our airports," - he explained.
Fathi's visit to Moscow will last three days. During this time he plans to
discuss a number of high-ranking Russian officials the possibility of restoring
direct flights, writes "Gazeta.ru," referring to the Aswat masriya.
As reported Internet portal "Kuban 24," Russian President Vladimir Putin,
November 6, 2015 ordered to suspend air traffic with Egypt. Deputy Russian
Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on March 25 that flights between Russia
and Egypt could resume this summer. Earlier Egyptian Foreign Minister assured
that took almost all of Russia's recommendations to improve the level of
security at airports and international flights. Rosturizm said that flights to
Turkey and Egypt will not open for Russian tourists in 2016.
Russian experts on aviation safety in the evening on April 17 arrived in Sharm
el-Sheikh for security checks.