Official at the trip's organizing company: Russian tourists are not afraid of accidents, unlike Europeans
Wael Metwally, deputy general manager of Brisco Egypt, the representative in Egypt of Russian tour operator Brisco, to which the tourist group aboard the stricken plane belonged, affirmed in exclusive statements to Travel Yalla that the trips the company organizes from the Russian market to Egypt, particularly to Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada, the top destinations for Russians, are running regularly, and that there have been no cancellations of upcoming bookings or of trips scheduled to arrive tomorrow, nor any changes to their schedules so far.
Metwally said that after the crash he traveled from Cairo on the first flight to Sharm El-Sheikh with available seats, which was at 8 p.m., to follow the latest information and communicate directly with the security authorities and the office of the Russian insurance company in Egypt that is following the incident.
The general manager of Brisco Egypt explained that the plane had not faced or reported any problems before taking off from Sharm El-Sheikh airport, and had not sent any distress call to the Sharm El-Sheikh airport control tower, according to statements by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Metwally pointed out that there are procedures followed when such accidents occur: after the investigations are concluded and the circumstances of the crash are known, the insurance company transports the bodies to St. Petersburg airport in Russia to hand them over to their families, and then the procedures for paying the stipulated compensation begin in accordance with the contract with the foreign tour operator and the insurance company.
