In the evening on Friday, the head of the Russian Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov said that he considered it appropriate to suspend the flights of Russian aircraft to Egypt to determine the causes of the collapse of the liner A321. “As long as we do not define the real reasons for what happened, I think it appropriate to suspend the flights of Russian aircraft to Egypt. This applies primarily to the tourist channel “, – said Bortnikov at an extraordinary meeting of the National Anti-Terrorist Committee. The FSB director is the head of the NAC.
After the meeting, Bortnikov said its proposal Vladimir Putin and Russian President supported it.
«Head the state agreed with the recommendations. Putin instructed the government to work out mechanisms for the implementation of these recommendations and the NAC to ensure the return to their homeland citizens of Russia “, – quotes” Interfax “presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. “The President also instructed to engage with the Egyptian side to ensure the safety of air traffic,” – said Peskov.
Immediately after it became known that flights to Egypt suspended Lithuanian Airlines. At present, air traffic with Egypt was interrupted, in particular, airlines Great Britain, Turkey, the Netherlands, Ireland and Ukraine.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has demanded from the Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov to take additional security measures at Russian international flights, stressing that it is not only Egypt, but also about other areas.
Until recently, any appeal to tourists or to airlines in connection with the crash of the A321 on the websites of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Transport Ministry and the Russian Embassy in Egypt absent. “All the necessary information on the subject of the investigation of the crash Airbus A321 airline” Kogalymavia “October 31, 2015 in Egypt, published in the open access, including websites of Ministry of Transport of Russia and the Federal Air Transport Agency. Additional comments can not provide, “- said” Gazeta.ru “the press service of the Ministry of Transport,.
The head of the Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov said on Thursday that the agency is operating normally. “However, based on the fact that we are receiving requests from Russian tourists on cancellation of tours to Egypt, we have placed online Rostourism recommendation that on the basis of what legal documents people can demand the return of money”, – quotes the head of the Federal Tourism Agency RIA “Novosti” .
A few hours before the decision on the suspension of air links with Egypt Sergey Russian tourist with his family to leave the hotel in Sharm el-Sheikh. Suitcases are collected with a heavy heart, he said “Gazeta.ru”: “We have in the hotel, tourists from Russia and England. If the British calm – their government sent them planes, our tense …
We say: wait for the results of the investigation ».
He adds that in the hotel there are English-speaking, and Russian television channels, so that vacationers perfectly aware of what is happening around Sharm el-Sheikh.
On Friday, the British government appointed the evacuation of its citizens. Previously, airlines canceled flights and many Britons were unable to fly.
«I was vacationing in Sharm el-Sheikh with my friend from England. She was supposed to fly out on Wednesday, but could not, as an airline EasyJet canceled – told “Gazeta.ru” a Muscovite Olga Moses, which is now in the Egyptian resort. – Since it is operably linked and explained that the flight will be on Friday, and she returned the money she will spend on extra hotel accommodation and taxi to the airport. But while she had to pay for it out of their funds. In the hotel she was allowed to live on in the room that she occupied, and even offered the best conditions.
The only thing the airline asked – leave your luggage at the hotel. Suitcases will be delivered to another flight ».
On Friday, a friend of Olga came to the airport. She was able to get on the first flight EasyJet, which was only one empty seat, and flew home around noon. At the same time representatives EasyJet said that they could not continue to carry out the evacuation flights because of the decisions of the authorities of Egypt.
«We regret to inform passengers about what our plan of evacuation, which was reported before, was postponed by the Egyptian authorities. Now there is a discussion of the situation at the highest political level “, – said in a statement the airline. Total on Friday planned to commit ten EasyJet flights from Sharm el-Sheikh.
In the afternoon, the situation is resolved, and boarding the plane continued. At the airport he arrived British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson. He told reporters that the two are preparing to take off the board, and said most busiest airports. During the communication, Ambassador to the press he was surrounded by angry British tourists who were trying to figure out how long they still sit at the airport.
Suitcases passengers really missing – the luggage was left in hotels. In the same measure went to the Dutch airline KLM. Her representatives said that flights from Cairo flight without luggage. “We can fly over Cairo without any restrictions, but we decided not to load luggage at Cairo airport terminal”, – said the representative of the airline Gedi Shreyvers. She explained that the measure was taken as a precaution, on the basis of “national and international information.” What kind of information, it is not reported.
Other airlines did not separate the luggage and passengers.
So, the Belgian carrier Jetairfly laid suitcases next to airplane . Baggage for explosives sniffer dogs checked the two.
From Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday flew two aircraft of Russian airline “Orenburg airlines”. The press service of the company failed to promptly inform you taken any special safety measures.
The other in the Egyptian resort of Russians complain about the sounds of flying over the hotel and the beach fighter. But in general, characterized the mood in the morning on Friday as a vacation. “We at the hotel there was no panic, everything was okay. Only two women began to worry, surrendered Russian airline tickets and bought tickets for the Turkish and she just canceled flights to Sharm el-Sheikh – told “Gazeta.ru” a Muscovite Olga Moses. – Now they do not know what to do on the website of the airlines did not really communicates ».
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