Egypt

Cairo International Airport flight activity returning to normal

Flight activity at Cairo International Airport has returned to 70 percent of its level before the 25 January revolution, an airport source said.

Activity is expected to gradually return to normal starting in June, when expatriate Egyptians typically return for summer vacations and when Muslims often travel for pilgrimage.

EgyptAir said it has lost LE700 million through the combined effects of Egypt's revolution, uprisings in neighboring Arab countries and Japan's earthquake. It released a statement saying that the losses were caused by the decline in passenger numbers, which squeezed profits by 80 percent.

Civil Aviation Minister Ibrahim Manna has said he gave orders to continue offering incentives to airliners, including a 50 percent discount on the services fee imposed by Egyptian airports.

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