OREANDA-NEWS. On November 20, 2010 "Air Moldova" airline launches first charter flight on the route Chisinau - Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) - Chisinau. This service will be available until May 21, 2011, reported the press-centre of Air Moldova.

The flight to Egypt will be operated by the new Embraer 190 aircraft with a frequency of one flight per week on Saturday.

The aircraft will depart from Chisinau at 4:40 PM, arriving in Sharm el-Sheikh at 7:30 PM. Departure flight from Sharm el-Sheikh will be at 8:30 PM and the arrival in Chisinau at 11:40 PM.

The launching of charter flights Chisinau - Sharm el-Sheikh is due to cooperation between Air Moldova and top tour operators from our country.

Sharm el-Sheikh is a resort city in Egypt. It is situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Sharm el-Sheikh is the administrative hub of Egypt's South Sinai Governorate.

Geographical location of the city makes it important for transport of the Sinai Peninsula.

Sharm el-Sheikh is the air gate of Sinai. Ras Nasrani airport is the first and the largest international airport in the Sinai Peninsula. Through it pass as air transport of the Sharm el-Sheikh as other resorts of the peninsula - Dahab, Taba, Nuweiba

Holiday packages, which include airfare, can be purchased at travel agencies in Chisinau and other towns of Moldova.