Africa 10.10.2016
Egypt Air has requested Moscow's permission for weekly flights
Egypt's national carrier Egypt Air airline has requested the Russian aviation authorities the time slots to perform weekly flights for the autumn-winter period. The head of Egypt Air Safuat Muslim He told reporters. "We sent the request to Russia about providing three flights a week, starting from October 30. In case of resumption of air links between Russia and Egypt, the company is ready to launch flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. We expect a response from Moscow", - Safuat Muslim quotes TASS. The President of the airline company also noted that this decision is based on the confidence that the regular flights between the two countries will be restored in the near future. So, we are working on opening of "Aeroflot" offices in the renovated second terminal of Cairo airport, which is started to operate in test mode on September 28. Presumably, this hub will accept the first scheduled flights from Russia.