The resumption of flights from Russia to Egypt has been postponed to April, Cairo airport officials said on Tuesday. They blamed the postponement on delays in reopening offices of the countries national airlines. The officials explained that modern baggage-scanning equipment has been installed and Russian security men will be allowed to oversee operations in Cairo as part of the reopening of the route, initially planned for February. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they werent authorized to talk to reporters. Moscow suspended flights to Egypt after the crash of a Russian airliner over Sinai in October 2015, killing all 224 people on board. President Vladimir Putin on a visit to Cairo in December said the deal on the resumption of flights could be signed "in the nearest time."