An EgyptAir flight heading to the Russian capital Moscow returned to Cairo in the present day after discovering a “menace message.” Flight MS729 returned to the Cairo airport safely 22 minutes after its takeoff. The message was written and located on one of many plane’s seats, EgyptAir said in a press release.
The airline didn’t present additional particulars. A subsequent safety inspection discovered no menace to the aircraft, the Associated Press reported.
Flights between Russia and Egypt have a troubled historical past. Russia suspended flight services to Egypt in 2015 following an Islamic State assault that introduced down a Russian aircraft. Flights between Cairo and Moscow resumed in 2018, and flights between Russia and Egypt’s Purple Sea resort areas started up again this previous summer season.
