Russian flights between Moscow and the Egyptian resort cities of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh will resume on August 9, the Russian News Agency Tass announced Saturday. “From August 9, the number of flights to Europe will be increased, with Moscow-Hurghada and Moscow-Sharm el-Sheikh flights adding up to five flights per week for every route,” the Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center said in a Friday statement. The thing is that regular flights are more expensive than charter flights. And a very small number of flights has been permitted, which means that prices will be high,” she said. In January 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order to resume regular flights to Cairo but charter flights to Egyptian resorts remained suspended.

Source: Egypt Independent July 24, 2021 13:41 UTC