Airport inspectors arrive as airlift of tourists continues

The first team of Russian inspectors arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to conduct security checks at the airport after the Oct 31 Sinai jetliner crash. The experts are focusing their work in the predeparture area, airport deputy director Hani Ramzy told Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti on Sunday.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said on the same day that a second and third team of security experts will soon arrive to manage checks on all major airports in Egypt.

Dvorkovich said that 11,000 Russians were flown home from Egypt on Saturday and an even larger number were expected to leave on Sunday, according to Russian media reports.