Ministry of Transport of Egypt: flights to Cairo will begin in mid-February
Flights to Cairo are already allowed, but they will be fully launched only by the middle of this month, the aviation ministers of both countries said.
Bassem Abdel Karim, a spokesman for Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Variation, said that all Russian requirements had been met: “All work permits for airlines starting from February 1 are in place.” But companies need to sell plane tickets because no one wants to send empty planes.”
Maxim Sokolov, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, also noted that regular flights between the countries will be able to resume no earlier than the middle of the month. A specific date is a question for companies, they should feel the load, schedule, put convenient dates, get slots. Legal issues shall be resolved ...”
In Cairo, flights from the capital of Russia will be handled by the second terminal of Cairo airport – it was reconstructed for Russia, representatives of Aeroflot will work there.