CAIRO (Sputnik) — Russian air safety inspectors are due in Egypt’s two main seaside resorts on August 28 to see what measures were taken after a tragic downing of a Russian passenger jet over the Sinai desert last year.
"It will probably be the final visit before Russia restarts charter flights to Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada airports," the tourism source told the Egyptian daily newspaper Al-Ahram.
12 August 2016, 16:51 GMT
Russia grounded charter flights to Red Sea cities after an Airbus A321 plane flying to St.Petersburg crashed soon after taking off from Sharm El-Sheikh on October 31. All 224 people aboard died as a result of what was classified by the Russian authorities as a terrorist attack.
The United Kingdom followed suit and grounded flights to Sharm El-Sheikh last fall, citing lapses in airport security. Suspensions dealt a heavy blow to Egyptian economy which relies heavily on tourism for budget income.
