The first Turkish plane to return to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh in more than 10 months landed at the Red Sea resort early Sunday (September 11th), carrying 154 tourists of different nationalities, the Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported.
The tourists were received with traditional dances and songs, and were offered flowers and candy.
Turkish Airlines is set to operate four flights per week to and from the resort.
In November 2015, flights from Istanbul to Sharm el-Sheikh were suspended following the October crash of a Russian airliner over Sinai that killed all 224 people on board.
A number of European airlines and governments introduced restrictions on flights to Sharm el-Sheikh over security concerns after the crash, for which the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) claimed responsibility.
Egypt has been in talks with Russian and British officials to resume flights, and the two countries have sent delegations to review security procedures in the Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport.
Egyptian officials are predicting flights will resume as early as October.
The crash was a blow to Egypt's tourism industry, with the number of tourists coming to Egypt dropping by 50% in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period last year, according to Egypt's tourism authority.
