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Egypt and Russia set April dates for resumption of flights

AP  |  Cairo 

and have set dates in April for the resumption of flights between the two countries, suspended by after Islamic State militants downed a Russian plane over in 2015, killing all 224 people onboard.

said earlier this week its flights would resume on April 11.

Safwat Musallam, the chairman, said in a statement today that Egyptian flights to will start on April 12, a day later.

He added that all the airlines involved have completed the necessary preparations for the resumption of flights.

The Russian Agency confirmed it issued a permit for to operate the Cairo-route. The flights were initially expected to resume in February but the move was delayed.

The bombing dealt a huge blow to Egypt's tourism industry.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Fri, March 16 2018. 16:55 IST
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