Threat forces Egyptian passenger plane bound for Moscow to return
EgyptAir flight MS729 was flying to Moscow, but shortly reversed course. Russia recently resumed flights to Egyptian resorts.
An EgyptAir flight heading to the Russian capital Moscow returned to Cairo today after finding a “threat message.” Flight MS729 returned to the Cairo airport safely 22 minutes after its takeoff. The message was written and found on one of the aircraft’s seats, EgyptAir said in a statement.
The airline did not provide further details. A subsequent security inspection found no threat to the plane, the Associated Press reported.
Flights between Russia and Egypt have a troubled history. Russia suspended flight services to Egypt in 2015 following an Islamic State attack that brought down a Russian plane. Flights between Cairo and Moscow resumed in 2018, and flights between Russia and Egypt’s Red Sea resort areas started up again this past summer.
