The first German passenger flight arrived at Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh airport Monday night (October 31st), putting an end to the country's one-year travel ban to the Red Sea resort, Egypt's Ahram Online reported Tuesday.
The Air Germania flight had 141 passengers on board, all German tourists.
German airlines were among several foreign carriers which imposed travel bans on flights to Sharm el-Sheikh after a Russian passenger jet crashed over Sinai in October 2015, killing all 224 people on board.
The "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the crash.
Since the incident, Egypt has been implementing new, tighter security measures at all of its airports.
In May 2016, Germany started negotiations with Egyptian officials to resume direct air trips from the European country to the popular beach town.
Around 170,000 German tourists visited Egypt in the first quarter of 2016 through Cairo airport, mainly visiting the popular Red Sea beach resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada.
In recent weeks, a number of foreign airlines have resumed flights to Sharm el-Sheikh airport, including Turkish Airlines and Polish Airlines.
