On 5 December 2015, Metrojet suspended all remaining operations after a severe decrease of passengers due to the aforementioned incident and the security situation at its primary leisure destinations in Egypt. It announced to review all operations and might resume services in summer 2016.

Russian charter carrier Kogalymavia, which operates under Metrojet brand-name, has suspended its flight programs due to bans on air connection with Egypt and charter flights to Turkey, the two destinations that generated the bulk of the airline’s business, Vedomosti daily reports. The airline made its last flight on November, 20.

Russian airlines stopped flying to Egypt after the terrorist downing of a passenger plane on October 31 which killed 224 Russian tourists and crew.

At the time Russian officials explained flights to Egypt would stop for several months, as it was impossible to radically improve the Egyptian security system in a short time.

Russian airlines are banned from making charter flights to Turkey, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Nov. 28, also citing other anti-Turkey measures. These sanctions were imposed after a Turkish air force F-16 downed a Russian Sukhoi Su-24M bomber near the Syria-Turkey border.

On December 3, Russia’s transport watchdog Rostransnadzor found no violations in the activity of the airline.