Tour operators expect Egyptian holidays to drop in price with more flights

The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) predicts a decrease in the cost of package offers to Egypt by 10-15 thousand rubles with an increase in the number of flights to this country. This was announced by the vice-president of the association Dmitry Gorin.

He added that the price of a tour to Egypt now varies on average from 70 to 120 thousand rubles for two per week, including the flight. At the same time, the demand for direct flights to Egypt is now much higher than the established quotas.

"On these 20 flights a week, which will fly to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, according to our estimates, about 28 thousand people will fly a month, and the real demand would be much higher - 100-150 thousand people. We are looking forward to a prompt decision. headquarters, which must change the quotas", - said Gorin.

We will remind, from August 9, Russia resumes direct flights with the resort cities of Egypt - Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh. The Federal Air Transport Agency has already issued flight permits to several Russian airlines, but they will be able to use them only after the decision of the Operational Headquarters to combat coronavirus. The headquarters approves the permissible number of flights per week to prevent the spread of coronavirus.