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Restart Flights to Sharm El Shiekh

Closed 98 signatures

What the petition asks

Back in October 2015, a Russian flight crashed in Sinai with a suspicion of bombing.After that, many countries had suspended their flights to Sharm El Sheikh.This action has led to many consequences to Egypt's Tourism industry. The Egyptian government had already adopted new security measures.
http://www.cairoscene.com/BusinessAndPolitics/Egypt-to-Install-Biometric-Equipment-to-Bolster-Airport-Security

http://egyptianstreets.com/2017/01/12/egypt-introduces-new-security-measures-for-everyone-travelling-to-south-sinai/

http://egyptianstreets.com/2016/09/28/egypts-tourist-numbers-drop-51-2-in-first-half-of-2016-capmas/

Timeline

18 Jan 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 98
Status Closed
Opened 18 Jan 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.