After charter flights between Egypt and Russia are launched, the flow of Russian tourists may reach 50% from the pre-crisis level. Among winter resort destinations, Egypt will be the least expensive. At the moment, without Egypt, the leaders of winter destinations are The countries of Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, as well as the UAE and India became the largest source of Russian tourists.
It should be noted that even Thailand, which occupies a leading position, receives 2 times fewer tourists than Egypt did before the cancellation of air traffic.
As reported by Interfax, experts from the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) believe that at the moment the cost of a vacation in an Arab country remains at the 2014 level, but in foreign currency, not in rubles.
ATOR believes that by the end of the winter season, it will most likely be possible to send about 1.5 million vacationers. The first charters will depart to Egypt in two weeks, but after the authorities give the appropriate permission.
As previously reported by the TRN portal, 55% Russian tourists do not expect charter flights to Egypt to be launched before the end of the year (more details at the link).
Recall that air traffic between Russia and Egypt was interrupted in 2015 after the crash of a Kogalymavia airline plane over Sinai. All passengers on board the plane died. There were 217 passengers and 7 crew members on board the plane. During the investigation, the Federal Security Service recognized the incident as a terrorist attack, but the investigation into the incident is still ongoing.
Source: trn-news.ru
