Egypt, Russia to hold meetings next month to look into resuming charter flights

Egypt, Russia to hold meetings next month to look into resuming charter flights: Egypt and Russia are expected to meet sometime during mid-May to set a roadmap for the resumption of charter flights from Russia to Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada, Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy told reporters yesterday, Youm7 reports. The discussions will also feature an assessment of Cairo-Moscow flights, which were finally resumed earlier this month after a more than two-year hiatus and protracted negotiations. Russia has been continuously shifting the goalposts on the issue of resuming air travel to Egypt, particularly when it comes to the resort towns of Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich had said in February that allowing flights from Russia to the resort towns is still “impossible.”