The Russian ambassador to Cairo, Georgy Borisenko will visit Hurghada on Monday and meet with officials from the Red Sea Governorate to discuss special arrangements to resume flights between Russian cities and Egyptian resorts in Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh. Some hotels and tourist villages in Hurghada have witnessed a boom in tourists coming from Eastern European countries, with Ukrainian tourists topping the list coming to the Red Sea. Hurghada International Airport is now seeing up to 25 to 30 flights per day, amid a commitment to all precautionary measures taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Several countries increasing their daily flights to Hurghada are: Ukraine – Romania – Czech – Poland – Bulgaria – Estonia – Serbia – Moldova – Hungary – Belarus – Lithuania. And various hotels and tourist villages have seen occupancy rates between 30 and 35 percent of the total scheduled occupancy set by the Cabinet at 50 percent.

Source: Egypt Independent May 02, 2021 13:18 UTC