Russian flights to Egypt may resume in October: Russian official
Russian experts are reporting positive assessment of security measures at
Egyptian airports
Ahram Online , Wednesday 24 Aug 2016
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/241538/Egypt/Politics-/Russian-flights-to-Egypt-may-resume-in-October-Rus.aspx

A Russian official announced on Tuesday that Russian experts are
reporting positive assessment of security measures at Egyptian airports,
adding that flights from Russia to Egypt may be resumed in the second half
of October, according to Russian state news agency Sputnik.

The comments by director of the Russian Tourist Association Turpomosch
Alexander Osaulenko came one day after Egypt's aviation minister Sherif
Fathy said that a Russian delegation was expected to visit Egypt next week
to inspect security measures at Egyptian airports, after which Russia would
make a decision on whether flights would resume in October.

Moscow suspended passenger flights to Egypt last year over security concerns
after the crash of a Russian jet minutes after taking off from the airport
at the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh. All 224 people on board were
killed in the crash, which was claimed by Islamist militants.

Fathy said on Monday that investigations into the crash are still underway
and that a delegation of Russian investigators is currently cooperating with
Egypt’s general prosecution before it issues a final report on the cause of
the crash.

Britain also halted flights to Sharm following the crash.

Russian, British and Italian tourists make up more than 50 percent of the
total number of tourists to Egypt.

The Bristish and Russian decisions to suspend flights to Egypt dealt a huge
blow to the country's vital tourism industry.

Osaulenko told the Russian Izvestia newspaper there is a possibility that
the cost of tours to Egypt after flights resume will be higher than rates
for similar dates of the previous years.