Egypt is counting on the return of Russian tourists in February



Egypt is working on the return of Russian tourists to resorts in the month of February next, after the suspension of tours to the Arab country against the backdrop of Russian plane disaster in Sinai.
And according to what was announced by a spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation Mohammed mercy and carried by the Egyptian media.
The official said the Egyptian Aviation Foundation that a team of Russian specialists working at Cairo airport, in order to assess the effectiveness of the security measures taken there, and expressed his understanding for the concerns of the Russian side regarding the implementation of security measures at Egyptian airports.
Russia was decided in the month of November last suspend tours to Egypt for security reasons, after a subsidiary of the Russian Aviation plane "Koogalim Avia" crash over Egypt's Sinai peninsula after takeoff brief period of Sharm el-Sheikh airport, killing all on board totaling 217 people on board in addition to the 7 crew members.
It is noteworthy here that the number of Russian citizens who went to Egypt with the aim of tourism in 2014 reached 3.16 million tourists, who make up about 31% of the total number of tourists who visited Egypt, which constitute the proceeds of the tourism sector about 12% of the total national income.
Source: Agencies

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