Russia: Putin lifts ban on charter flights to Egypt six years after crash

Moscow - The flights were stopped after a plane crash in 2015 killed 224 people.

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By Reuters

Published: Thu 8 Jul 2021, 6:56 PM

President Vladimir Putin scrapped Russia's ban on charter flights to Egypt on Thursday, six years after suspending them for national security seasons in the aftermath of a plane crash.

The flights were stopped after a Metrojet plane taking Russian holiday makers back from Sharm El Sheikh to St Petersburg broke up over the Sinai Peninsula in October 2015, killing 224 people.

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Russia concluded the plane was destroyed by a bomb. A group affiliated with Daesh militants claimed responsibility.

Putin's decree lifting the ban will be a boon for Egypt's year-round resorts in Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada which attracted large numbers of Russians in the past.

Russia and Egypt agreed to resume all flights in a call in April between Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, Egypt's presidency said at the time.

Reuters

Published: Thu 8 Jul 2021, 6:56 PM

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