Tour operator Tez Tour reported that the number of Russian tourists expelled from Egypt on December 22 will be around 6,000. TASS regarding the tour operator’s press service.
“Considering the flights departing today, 3.4 thousand tourists were removed from Hurghada and 2.5 thousand tourists from Sharm El Sheikh,” the report said.
As noted in the press service, 900 people still remain in the Egyptian resorts.
On the morning of December 15, hundreds of Russians failed fly from Vnukovo airport to Egypt’s Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh due to eight-hour flight delays. Tourists who were supposed to leave Egypt on their return flight were also unable to fly and remained in hotels until further notice. The company said flights could not be operated due to flight restrictions and airspace bans in Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Eritrea, and the Federal Air Transport Agency’s (FAVT) lack of permission to use the proposed alternative route. .
Later Thesis Round reportedIt will refund the full amount of the tour money to customers who cannot fly to Egypt between December 15-19.