Russia mobilizes 44 Russian planes to Egypt to evacuate citizens

(Baonghean.vn) - On November 7, Rosaviatsia - the agency in charge of Russian air transport announced that it had sent 44 planes to Egypt to evacuate Russian tourists after the Russian plane crash in Sinai.

According to official statistics, there are currently about 78,000 Russian citizens traveling to Egypt. Rosaviatsia said that there will be a total of 30 planes going to Hurghada and 14 planes going to Sharm el-Sheikh, two resorts along Egypt's Red Sea coast.

Russian tourists begin to be evacuated from Egypt, a week after a plane crash killed 224 people in Sinai (Photo: AP)

Irina Tiourina, a spokeswoman for the Russian Tourism Federation, once again assured that Russian tourists currently staying in Egypt will not be forced to leave immediately and will return to Russia whenever they want. It is known that on November 6, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich made a similar announcement.

For its part, the Russian Labor Ministry called on employers not to punish employees on vacation in Egypt who fail to return to work on time due to travel difficulties.

A week has passed since the Sinai plane crash that killed 224 people, with many theories being put forward, notably the theory that a bomb exploded on the ill-fated Russian Airbus. Although Russia is still carefully considering the theories, the Moscow government has ordered the suspension of its civilian flights to Egypt since November 6.

Chu Thanh

(According to Le Monde)