Should you hold your breath? Russian airline Aeroflot said in a statement yesterday it will resume flights from Moscow to Cairo on 11 April. The airline will run three flights a week, which will then increase to daily flights from 12 June to 2 July to accommodate the World Cup. Ticket sales began yesterday. “A significant increase in security measures was required to reinstate flights between the two countries. This requirement has been met on the Egyptian side,” the company noted. Sources had told Sputnik on Monday that Cairo International Airport authorities had acquiesced to Russian demands that Russian security personnel be present. Aeroflot's dates widely differ from those by EgyptAir and Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport which said flights would begin in March.

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