MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian flights to Egypt may be resumed after the security measures in Egyptian airports are strengthened, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said Saturday.
"It depends on the Egyptian side. When they create necessary conditions that will meet the safety requirements, we will check them, make sure and then resume the flights immediately," Sokolov told reporters.
On October 31, 2015, Russia's Airbus A321 crashed en route from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg. All 224 people on board the plane were killed. The crash has become the largest civil aviation disaster in Russian history. The Daesh terrorist group, which is outlawed in Russia, claimed responsibility for the crash.
Several days after the catastrophe, Moscow suspended all passenger flights to and from Egypt to ensure the Russian passengers’ safety.
