MOSCOW, Dec 16 flights to Egypt until December 19, the company's press service said. due to the lack of permission from the Federal Air Transport Agency to use the proposed alternative route, iFly is forced to cancel previously scheduled flights from December 15 to 19 inclusive,» the statement said.
At the same time, the company noted that they are looking for options for the export of passengers from Egypt, and also continue to work on coordinating documents with the Federal Air Transport Agency for the resumption of flights to this country from December 20. Information on refunds due to canceled flights will be provided at the place of purchase of tours and air tickets.
Since Thursday, the airline has canceled or rescheduled all its flights to Egypt. Problems with them, as iFly explained, arose due to restrictions for Russian air carriers to fly in Jordanian airspace. The company began exploring alternative routes. Representatives of the Federal Air Transport Agency said the day before that they were negotiating the route, since iFly planned to fly over Syria, but did not provide the necessary information. Today, the department announced the identification of significant shortcomings in the company's documents for flights.