Russia, in the current state of affairs, will not resume flight connections with Egypt, Russian deputy Prime Minister has announced adding that immediate resumption of Russian flights to Egyptian resorts is “currently impossible”. According to the Russian news agency TASS, Arkady Dvorkovitch told the Egyptian official that air connections between Russia and Egyptian resorts are out question for the meantime. Egypt has been trying to drum up Moscow’s approval for the re-establishment of flights between the two countries since 2016. Moscow suspended all flights to and from the North African country following the downing of a Russian commercial flight in October 2015. The return of Russian tourists is vital for Egypt’s tourism sector.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 16, 2018 13:07 UTC