EgyptAir announced the opening of regular direct flights from St. Petersburg to Hurghada twice a week (Saturday and Tuesday).
The company launched the first flight yesterday, Tuesday, August 9, where the Egyptian company will operate an Airbus A320 aircraft with a capacity of 175 people on this route. AZUR Airlines also announced the opening of direct flights from St. Petersburg to Hurghada in October and November until the end of March 2023.
And “AlMasria Universal Airlines” – a private Egyptian airline headquartered in the Egyptian capital Cairo, was established in 2008, and officially began operations in July 2009, as the company offers flights to 5 airports in Saudi Arabia and two airports in Italy . and now to Petersburg in Russia. The number of aircraft in the company’s fleet is 6 aircraft.
Air traffic between Russia and Egypt resumed in early April after Russian airlines experienced difficulties with flights abroad amid the risk of their aircraft being stopped due to EU sanctions, after the decision of the EU countries to close airspace to Russia, followed by a similar decision with side of Rosaviatsia before European airlines.
Source: RIA Novosti