Rosaviation confirmed that there are enough aircraft
The press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency reported that the airline «Aeroflot» and «Russia» continue flights to Egypt. Carriers have enough aircraft to carry out flight programs in full, the frequency of flights has not changed, the department assured. Earlier, Rosaviatsiya sent to «Aeroflot» and «Russia» telegrams in which she asked not to fly to Egypt on 27 aircraft from their fleet due to the risk of arrests.
The Federal Air Transport Agency also explained that the telegram, to which journalists received access, is just one example of the multifactorial work carried out by the agency to mitigate risks for passengers. Rosaviation constantly monitors any potential risks regarding flights of Russian airlines abroad. One of the key priorities remains ensuring the safety of the domestic civil aviation fleet, therefore recommendations on the use of certain aircraft on certain routes — justified, the department’s press service emphasized.
Now «Aeroflot» and «Russia» continue to operate flights to Egypt on their other aircraft, the recommendations of the Federal Air Transport Agency concern only a small part of their fleet, and the carriers have enough other aircraft. In total, five Russian airlines fly to Egypt; in 11 months they transported almost 1.9 million passengers on this route.