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Russia resumes flights to Egyptian resorts after six-year halt

Moscow has officially lifted the ban on flights to Egyptian resorts six years after a devastating air incident.
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

CAIRO — Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially lifted restrictions on flights to Egyptian resorts in a July 8 decree, ending a ban on airlines in Russia from operating any flights to Egypt except to the capital, Cairo.

Russia imposed the ban after an explosive device detonated in a Russian passenger airliner over the Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 31, 2015, killing all 224 people on board.

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