Turkish Airlines to begin in Jan-end daily Moscow-Red Sea flights through Istanbul

Russians will be able to fly to Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada through Istanbul aboard two daily Turkish Airlines flights from Moscow launching by month-end, Global Travel International (GTI) Chairman Ali Okda said. “This indicates that as soon as the Russian government lifts its ban on [direct flights to] Sharm El Sheikh, Russian arrivals will soar,” Okda added. He is expecting Russia to lift its ban this April. Some Russian tour operators, meanwhile, expect their government to lift the ban in March.