Situazione in Egitto e ripercussioni sui viaggi


rommix ha detto:
Sapete se verrà operato?

Volo n: IG 02822

Del Giorno:28/09/2013
Giorno previsto:28/09/2013

1 MILAN MALPENSA (MXP) ITALIA
2 MARSA ALAM (RMF) EGITTO
3 HURGHADA (HRG) EGITTO

Check-in: 11
Compagnia aerea: MERIDIANA FLY
Tipo aeromobile: 737
Partenza prevista: 12:50
Durata totale del volo: 06h 00'
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Perché non chiami la compagnia al 892928? ( mi pare che il numero sia a pagamento ma solo alla risposta)
 
Accordo tra Russia e Egitto: presto la ripresa dei voli

I voli tra Russia ed Egitto riprenderanno, ma solo a patto di un rafforzamento delle misure di sicurezza. Questo, in sintesi, l’esito dell’incontro a Il Cairo tra il ministro dell’aviazione civile egiziano Sherif Fathi e il titolare del dicastero dei trasporti russo, Maxim Sokolov. “L’accordo bilaterale - riporta Fathi attraverso un comunicato ufficiale - prevede termini fissati dall’Organizzazione internazionale dell’aviazione civile, già inclusi nel programma nazionale per la sicurezza aerea dell'Egitto”.

Intanto la compagnia aerea Aeroflot, secondo quanto riportato da Agenzia Nova, dovrebbe trasferire la propria sede egiziana al Terminal 2 dell’aeroporto internazionale del Cairo. “Ho invitato la delegazione del ministro Sokolov a visitare il terminal per vedere le attrezzature di sicurezza avanzate in uso” ha detto Fathi. I turisti russi ed europei contribuiscono a formare circa il 70 per cento dei proventi dell’inbound egiziano. TTG
 
Egitto, da Germania e Gran Bretagna si torna a volare

Prima la Germania, poi la Gran Bretagna. Due grandi mercati che hanno deciso di riallacciare i rapporti turistici con l’Egitto, riprendendo i collegamenti aerei sia per le mete del Mar Rosso, sia per Luxor. Dopo oltre un anno di sospensione, è atterrato a Sharm el Sheikh con 170 passeggeri a bordo il primo volo proveniente da Francoforte e operato da Air Cairo, sussidiaria della Egyptair.

Ora, invece, è la volta del Londra-Luxor, operati da Egyptair una volta la settimana. Il volo decolla da Londra Heathrow alle 17, atterrando a Luxor alle 23.20. “I visitatori - spiega Rasha Azaizi, Uk director dell'Egyptian Tourism Authority - possono combinare il soggiorno a Luxor con una crociera sul Nilo, oppure trasferirsi sul Mar Rosso”.

Mar Rosso che, invece, è collegato giornalmente con le principali città tedesche grazie alle tratte dirette su Hurghada. TTG
 
Qualcosa si vuole anche in Italia sul fronte del ripristino dei voli turistici verso l'Egitto:

“Sharm is back” per i soci Domina

Dal 23 ottobre i collegamenti Air Cairo

Partiranno il 23 ottobre da Napoli, Bari, Pisa, Catania, Torino, Treviso, Ancona, Palermo e Milano i voli Air Cairo dell’operazione “Sharm is back”, lanciata da Preatoni. I collegamenti da Milano e Roma con Meridiana previsti per il 9 e il 16 ottobre, fa sapere l’ufficio stampa Domina, hanno “un tasso di riempimento del 100%. Con Air Cairo sono disponibili da pochi giorni, ma c’è molta richiesta". Duecento i posti con Meridiana e 1.900 quelli con Air Cairo. Attenzione, però, l’operazione, conferma l’azienda, è rivolta ai soci Domina, attualmente “15.000 famiglie”. n.s. Guidaviaggi
 
Egypt Air proposes Russia service resumption from Dec 2016

Egypt Air has filed operational schedule for proposed service resumption to Russia, tentatively scheduled from 03DEC16. The schedule listing would see the Star Alliance member operating Cairo – Moscow Domodedovo route 3 times a week.

Reservation for this route is currently not available, and planned resumption date is also likely to change.

MS729 CAI0835 – 1355DME 321 26
MS729 CAI0930 – 1450DME 321 4

MS730 DME1455 – 1820CAI 321 26
MS730 DME1550 – 1915CAI 321 4

airlineroute
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37864540
Sharm el-Sheikh flight ban decision urged by travel firms

The government has been urged to set a date for the resumption of UK flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, one year after they were suspended over terrorism fears.

The flight ban to the Egyptian Red Sea resort followed the suspected bombing of a Russian airliner on 31 October 2015, killing all 224 people on board.
A group of more than 30 travel firms is calling for a decision on when direct flights from the UK can resume.
The government said British nationals' security was its "top priority".
Sharm el-Sheikh previously attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors from the UK each year, making it an important resort for airlines and holiday companies,
But flights from the UK to the airport were suspended on 4 November last year, and the Foreign Office continues to advise "against all but essential travel by air to or from Sharm el-Sheikh".
Between January and September 2015, Egypt hosted 728,942 British travellers. Numbers for the same period in 2016 dropped 70%, to 172,018 UK visitors.
More than 30 travel companies including TUI Group, Saga Holidays and Expedia have formed a partnership - The Travel Industry Egypt Advisory Group - to work with the Egyptian tourist office in London and lobby the UK government for a decision.
They fear that if the uncertainty is not ended soon, it will be too late to include the destination in their winter 2016/17 programmes.

Rasha Azaizi, director of the Egyptian State Tourist Office in London, said: "This long-term ban on flights to Sharm el-Sheikh is now affecting many UK travel businesses as well as airlines and is causing deep consumer confusion.
"The Foreign and Commonwealth advice is currently that it is safe to visit Sharm el-Sheikh but not to go through the airport.
"That's given people the impression that they can't visit Egypt when in fact British Airways, Easyjet, Thomas Cook, Thomson and EgyptAir are already operating direct flights to other airports in Egypt."
UK holidaymakers heading to Sharm el-Sheikh are currently forced either to take multiple flights or book a place on a ferry from the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. Travel insurance for UK tourists remains valid in the resort itself, but not for Sharm el-Sheikh airport.
Last week Belgian airline Jetairfly became the latest operator to announce that it would resume flights. The German government lifted its flight ban earlier this year, and in September Turkish Airlines recommenced flights from Istanbul.
Some UK holidaymakers are taking advantage of these flights. Peter and Julie Gallagher from Halifax returned from Sharm el-Sheikh 10 days ago after travelling via Istanbul. They've visited Sharm el-Sheikh at least once a year for the last five years, staying at the resort's Savoy hotel.
Julie said: "The security at the airport is very much improved. It's probably a little over the top if anything. We cannot understand why the ban is in place.
"We had an amazing holiday even though the resort is struggling and they don't deserve this."
Her husband Peter described it as as "an ideal holiday".
He said: "We were due to go in early November last year and that was stopped [because of the suspected bombing of a Russian airliner]. We tried again in December, then in February. We just kept booking with our travel agent.
"We always stay in the same hotel. The manager told us that 80 hotels have been closed down."

'Very disappointing'

The Egyptian State Tourist Office said it was "time for the British government to make a decision before the crucial winter holiday season."
Ms Azaizi added: "No other country apart from Russia still has a ban on flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, but the UK government has still not yet made a decision.
"We have been led to understand that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department of Transport are all now happy with the measures put in place following stringent security reviews."
A statement from the Department of Transport said: "The security of British nationals is our top priority, and we took the decision to suspend flights from Sharm el-Sheikh in November last year to protect the travelling public.
"We keep aviation security under constant review."
On Wednesday Monarch announced that, "with no indication from the government as to when the airport will re-open to flights from the UK", it was cancelling all flight and holiday bookings to the resort "for the foreseeable future".
Chief executive Andrew Swaffield said: "Much hard work has been done by the UK and Egyptian governments, along with the travel industry, to improve safety measures at Sharm el-Sheikh airport and it is very disappointing that it remains closed."
Airlines including Egyptair, British Airways, Easyjet, Thomson and Thomas Cook are still flying from the UK to other parts of Egypt.
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Oggi ci sarà un volo operato da Air Cairo per Sharm da Palermo e credo che farà delle fermate intermedie in altre città italiane prima di rientrare in Egitto.
 
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