Moscow bans Egyptian national carrier from flying to Russian Federation

Egypt’s national carrier, EgyptAir, has been informed that Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport will be closed to its aircrafts as of Saturday till further notice.

The aviation agency didn’t give any immediate reason for the ban on flights, and Egypt’s aviation authorities said they haven’t been notified officially of this decision.

Egypt Air has been banned from flying to Russia, a move that follows the suspension of all Russian flights to Egypt after a deadly plane crash in October.

While no official investigation has confirmed the militants’ claim of responsibility, several countries have cancelled flights to Sharm el-Sheikh and announced new security measures.

The news comes a week after Moscow halted Russian flights to and from Egypt as fears mounted that the Metrojet Airbus crash in the Sinai Peninsula may have been caused by a bomb. It has been flying out thousands of holidaymakers stranded in the country, although without any check-in luggage. “Search the wreckage of the plane, find your black box and analyze it”.

Prime Minister David Cameron has said it is “more likely than not” that the plane was downed by a terrorist bomb.

“The government will continue to support direct return flights by British airlines until the majority of passengers who wish to leave Sharm el-Sheikh have done so, on 17 November 2015”.

The committee said it “strongly recommends” that Kazakh air companies should not make flights to Egypt before the first results of the probe into the Russian air disaster have been published.

Egypt was a favourite holiday destination for many Kazakhstanis, as it was for Russians. However, their offer hasn’t been formally accepted by both countries.