Russian airlines carried more than 1.3 million people to Egypt in 8M 2024 — regulator – Business & Economy

Russian airlines transported more than 1.3 million people to Egypt in the first eight months of 2024, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) said after the head of the regulator, Dmitri Yadrov, met with Egypt’s ambassador to Moscow, Nazih El – Nagari. .

“In 2023, passenger traffic of Russian carriers on routes to Egypt increased by 23.6%, reaching 1.9 million people. This indicator is over 1.3 million at the end of the first eight months of 2024.

The key issue of the meeting was the possible organization of flights to Russia from the Egyptian cities of Alexandria and El Dabaa.

Air service between Russia and Egypt has significant potential to expand flight destinations, Yadrov said. “Rosaviatsiya will send requests to Russian air carriers and tour operators to assess the level of interest in establishing flights to Egyptian airports that are not currently served by our carriers,” he was quoted as saying by the regulator’s press service.