The Egyptian court has given way to the claims of victims of the terrorist attack over Sinai – charters will open?

The Egyptian side tried to absolve itself of responsibility for the attack, which its security services could not prevent. Now the loved ones of the victims can count on amounts up to $800,000 under the Montreal Convention. In the process of appeal is a previously rejected lawsuit, which concerned the negligence of the Egyptian authorities and the inaction of officials indirectly responsible for the crash.

 

Experts linked this decision with the planned October 17 summit between the presidents of Russia and Egypt.

 

For the Egyptians, the issue of restoring Russian charters to the resorts of the Red Sea is in the first place. It is possible that this court decision shows Egypt’s readiness to “surrender” to any Russian conditions for the renewal of charters, and the latest court decision will be a landmark.

 

Two lawsuits have been filed in Cairo. The first concerns the negligence of the Egyptian authorities and the actions or omissions of officials that led to the mines. The second was filed on October 30, 2017 – then claims for the obligations of the airline on Kogalymavia and the Ingosstrakh insurance company were filed in the court of Egypt by the law firm Girardi Keese with DTK Partners (USA), representing the interests of relatives of passengers who died in the plane crash. The legislation of the Russian Federation and domestic judicial practice could not recover decent compensation for the relatives of the deceased passengers, i.e. the filing of a lawsuit by American legal companies in the Egyptian court was due to the need to withdraw the case outside the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation, and submit the dispute to the jurisdiction of Egypt.

 

On October 17, Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the topic of discussion is supposed to “further increase cooperation between the countries.” It is planned to sign some documents, but it is not clear what exactly will be discussed.

 

The Egyptian media “optimistically” included in this list the opening of flights to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh. The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation evasively recognize the possible “development of the situation”, no more than a new inspection of airports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to sign an agreement between Russia and Egypt “on comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation” at the highest level, according to a document posted on the Kremlin’s official Internet portal of legal information.

 

Egyptian market specialists are pessimistic. Tourism is obviously “losing” political and economic issues, and the opinion is formed that the “higher echelons” of the Russian Federation are not interested in returning charters. In winter, the Russian market was not replaced by Egypt.