CAIRO, March 16, 2018 - The national carrier EgyptAir said yesterday it would resume direct flights between Cairo and Moscow, three years after they were halted following the bombing of a Russian charter jet over the Sinai. The announcement came three days after Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot said it would restart flights between the two capitals from April 11. EgyptAir flights are set to resume the following day. Safwat Musallam, head of EgyptAir Holding Company, said yesterday that the carrier planned to operate three Cairo-Moscow flights a week. Aeroflot is planning the same number of flights but will run extra services during the football World Cup, to be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15. The Russian airline said on Tuesday that Egypt had met its demands for stricter security measures.