Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich expressed hope for the resumption of flights between Egypt and Russia by the end of this year at a press conference on 6 October. "I hope so. At least, the situation in the airport of Cairo has improved," Dvorkovich said. The Deputy Prime Minister also said that the Egyptian side still had a number of security systems to install, which they had ordered and were waiting to receive. Dvorkovich added that "it would be hard to say if they [Egyptian side] can do it this month or not" when asked if the air travel could resume this October. (ahramonline)