Around 10,000 Russians independently went on holiday to Egypt in the summer of 2017, despite the interruption of air traffic between the two countries in November 2015; this amounted to approximately 0.07% of the total number of compatriots who travelled abroad, RIA Novosti reported. representative of oneFactor company.
"Despite the interruption of air traffic between Russia and Egypt in November 2015, a small number of Russians still manage to visit there. Thus, in 2017, the number of Russian tourists visiting Egypt coincides with the figure for last year and amounts to 0.07%. In the summer of 2015, 6% Russians traveling abroad vacationed in Egypt," the agency's source said.
According to analysts, the Red Sea is a unique place for diving, and Dahab is very popular among kiters and windsurfers, where there are many "Russian" stations. In addition, there are many Russians in Egypt who work as guides, animators, diving and surfing instructors. This audience is not initially tied to package tours.
"Now Russians are heading to the Red Sea coast via other countries. This year, more than a third of Russian tourists flew to Egypt via Turkey, and Belarus, Greece, the UAE, and Ukraine were also among the top transfer countries," the company representative commented on the situation.
The Russian Federation decided to suspend air traffic with Egypt after the crash of a Russian airline Kogalymavia plane flying from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg over Sinai. There were 217 Russian tourists and seven crew members on board, all of whom died. The FSB subsequently classified the incident as a terrorist attack. Work to determine the causes of the crash is still ongoing.
Source: trn-news.ru
