RELAUNCH OF RUSSIA-EGYPT AIR LINKS POSTPONED TO APRIL
March 1st, 2018
A RESUMPTION of flights from Russia to Egypt has been postponed to April, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, with procedural issues holding up the launch. Direct airlinks have been suspended since a 2015 terror attack on an airliner taking off from Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh. While Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on January 4 permitting new scheduled flights, initially from Moscow to Cairo, technical work, including slots booking and schedule preparation, are still underway, reported TASS. Security services for Russian passengers in ...
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