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The Egyptian tourism consultant in Moscow, Ahmed El-Gendy, said on Wednesday that it was possible to create charter flights between Moscow and Cairo in April, stressing that this step would have a positive impact on the development of the sector. Egyptian tourism.
The soldier pointed out that "during the recent period, the European market has been highly sought after and the Arab market has bought a market share, dedicated to the Russian market of hotels and opportunities."
He pointed out that the Egyptian side is currently working to open and promote new stations for the Russian market, a cultural station, therapeutic tourism and religious tourism, etc.
"We are currently concerned with the development of the tourism sector, the development of hotel facilities and the development of tourism sector infrastructure, and we are already concerned with this issue in several directions."
The head of the Council of the Russian Federation's International Affairs Committee, Konstantin Kosachov, confirmed at the end of last month that he was expecting to resume his flights to the Egyptian resorts.
Moscow will host the 26th edition of the International Exhibition of Tourism and Travel from Moscow from March 12 to 14.
The exhibition, which annually organizes more than 1,800 companies from 54 foreign countries, presents in the six exhibition halls several pavilions of 52 regions and Russian regions.
Several Arab countries, including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Lebanon, Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan and other countries, have traditionally attended the exhibition.
Direct flights between Egypt and Russia have recently resumed after a Russian decision in the fall of 2015, following the crash of a Russian passenger aircraft Airbus 321 in the Sinai desert, killing its passengers and crew, considered a terrorist act.
The suspension of flights between the two countries has seriously affected the tourism sector in Egypt, particularly with similar measures taken by several countries considered as major tourist destinations in Egypt.
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