Egypt fulfilled 85 percent of Russia's demands regarding aviation safety in order to resume flights, speaker of the Egyptian parliament Ali Abdel Aal said on Wednesday. Egyptian tourism industry has been hit hard after a number of countries, including Russia and the United Kingdom, suspended flights to Egypt over safety concerns after the aircraft crash. "Approximately 85% of what Russia had demanded, of those guarantees, was fulfilled by Egypt," Abdel Aal said at the meeting with speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament Valentina Matvienko. He added that Egypt was now expecting for steps from the Russian side.