Egypt declares complete security for Russians
Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled al-Anani said that Egypt is now completely safe for Russian tourists.
We hope that Russian tourists will be able to return in large numbers very soon. We are ready to accept more than in 2014. And I assure Russian tourists and tourists from all over the world that we will offer them the safest holiday, both from an epidemic point of view and from a safety point of view. I think you haven't heard of any terrorist attacks in Egypt against tourists or residents in recent years. Egypt is safe now.”
On August 31, Russian airline Aeroflot began selling tickets for direct regular flights from Moscow to the Egyptian resorts of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh. Daily flights will begin on October 1. From Moscow to Hurghada it will be possible to fly at 11:40, return flights will take place at 17:25.
Airline "Russia" in partnership with tour operator "Biblio-Globus" starts flights to Egypt from Russian regions. Flights to the Red Sea resorts will be operated from eight cities.
In Hurghada liners will start flying from Novosibirsk (from September 11), Nizhny Novgorod (from September 10), Rostov-on-Don (from September 11), Tyumen (from September 13) and Perm (from September 10).
In Sharm el-Sheikh — from Novosibirsk (since September 18), Nizhny Novgorod (since September 12), Krasnodar (since September 14), Chelyabinsk (since September 12) and Mineralnye Vody (since September 14), — stated in the message.
Source: iz