Russian tourist flow to Egypt rises by 181%

A report by ForwardKeys confirmed that the Russian tourist flow to Egypt has risen by 181 percent, while decreasing by 99 percent to the European Union and Britain.

“As expected, the sanctions and the ban on direct flights between Russia and most of the European Union have led to a significant reduction in Russia’s air links with the rest of the world,” the report explained.

The Middle East and Turkey, which did not ban flights to Russia, have therefore benefited, according to the report.

It added that in 2022 when the war first broke out, the passenger occupancy rate to flights between Russia and the Middle East was 27 percent higher than in the same period before the pandemic, and in Turkey it was 26 percent higher.