There Will Be No more Flights from Russia to Egypt ‘For a Long Time’. (ES).
Flights between Russia and Egypt will be
suspended for a “long time” after the recent Russian airplane crash in
Egypt’s North Sinai that left 224 passengers dead.
“It’s for a long time. For how long, I can’t say, but I think for several months, at least,” said Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov to journalists, according to Interfax.
“To be honest, we stopped flights to
Egypt, not knowing the final version (of the crash), but we did this as a
preventative measure, as a precaution.”
Ivanov confirmed that flights would be suspended to all cities of Egypt where Russian planes fly to.
Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada and other Red Sea resort towns have traditionally been popular tourist destinations for Russians.
Russia’s latest statement comes after
Moscow announced that the United Kingdom, had passed on “certain
information” related to the airplane crash.
“We can confirm the transfer of certain data by the British side. Naturally I cannot tell you what exactly the data is because I do not possess this information,” said Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov to reporters on Monday.
However, both Russia and Egypt maintain
that no conclusions have been reached into the cause of the crash
despite allegations that the plane was downed by a bomb planted by ISIS.
In a press conference, Egyptian investigators said that all possibilities, including a bomb and mechanical failure, are being investigated.
The Russian airplane crash and its
fallout is expected to severely harm Egypt’s ailing tourism industry,
which employs up to four million Egyptians countrywide. Hmmm.....Because we are planning to deal with ISIS And consorts once and for all.
@MFS001 Interfax reported 2dy 1000z of Russian tourists taking non-direct flights 2 visit Egypt.They'll b back soon @EjmAlrai @moscow_ghost
— Hasan Sari (@HasanSari7) November 11, 2015
@HasanSari7 @EjmAlrai @moscow_ghost Yes i suppose they would, i suspect they mean no Russian direct flights to #Egypt.
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) November 11, 2015
💥 #Egypt's President Sisi from Sharm El-Sheikh: "My hope was we didn't jump to conclusions ahead of investigations results". #UK #Russia"
— Hasan Sari (@HasanSari7) November 11, 2015
💥 Sisi: I say to the investors in Sharm El-Sheikh, you have our full support". #Egypt"
— Hasan Sari (@HasanSari7) November 11, 2015
💥 So far today, Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport received nearly 50 internal and foreign flights. @MFS001 pic.twitter.com/v32q3MUcmj
— Hasan Sari (@HasanSari7) November 11, 2015
💥 VIDEO: Sisi makes surprise 1-hour visit to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport. https://t.co/aMtT4ZHIQV #Egypt"
— Hasan Sari (@HasanSari7) November 11, 2015
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