Russia triples flights to Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh

Russia will triple the number of weekly flights from Moscow to Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada starting 27 August, RT reports, citing a statement from Russia’s covid advisory panel.

The committee named Egypt as one of five countries to see an increase in Russian passenger flights, with each of the two Red Sea resorts now set to welcome 15 planes carrying Russian tourists weekly.

The news comes just a week after Egypt welcomed the first direct flights between Moscow and its Red Sea resorts in six years as Russia’s flight ban finally came to an end. Russia completed health checks on Red Sea airports and hotels at the start of August, and now appears to be making good on its promise that if the checks went well, weekly flights to the tourist hotspots would increase.