Cairo International Airport
Germany-based lecturer Atef Botros stopped at Cairo airport: sources
Egypt
January 31, 2016
Germany-based lecturer Atef Botros stopped at Cairo airport: sources
Researcher and lecturer Atef Botros, who has been based at a German university for years, was not allowed into Egypt…
Large crowds, long departure lines at Cairo airport
Egypt
January 21, 2016
Large crowds, long departure lines at Cairo airport
Cairo International Airport witnessed a high density of travelers on Thursday with long waiting lines seen outside departure terminals. Security patrols…
Cairo Airport watchtower hiccup briefly disrupts flight schedules
Egypt
January 10, 2016
Cairo Airport watchtower hiccup briefly disrupts flight schedules
A power outage at Cairo International Airport’s watchtower caused a brief disruption to flight movement on Sunday. Sources at the tower…
Tunisian writer deported at Cairo airport, labeled ‘national security’ threat
Egypt
January 4, 2016
Tunisian writer deported at Cairo airport, labeled ‘national security’ threat
Tunisian writer Amel Grami was deported from Cairo International Airport on Sunday and denied entry into Egypt, despite being invited…
Passengers traveling through Cairo airport up 10% in 2015
Egypt
December 21, 2015
Passengers traveling through Cairo airport up 10% in 2015
Passengers arriving to, and leaving, Cairo International Airport in 2015 stood at 14.969 million, a 10 percent surge from 13.574…
S.Korea donates cigarette smell neutralizer devices to Cairo airport
Egypt
December 16, 2015
S.Korea donates cigarette smell neutralizer devices to Cairo airport
A South Korean company has provided Cairo International Airport with two devices that eliminate smells resulting from smoking, South Korea's…
Minister opens Cairo Airport museum Monday
Egypt
December 3, 2015
Minister opens Cairo Airport museum Monday
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati will inaugurate the Cairo International Airport museum on Monday. According to the minister, the new museum will…
Egypt bars scores of Egyptians from traveling: Human Rights Watch
Egypt
November 1, 2015
Egypt bars scores of Egyptians from traveling: Human Rights Watch
Egypt has increasingly used unlawful means to prevent citizens from traveling outside the country over the past year, a report…
UPDATE: 90-minute military drills end over Cairo airport’s airspace: sources
Egypt
September 28, 2015
UPDATE: 90-minute military drills end over Cairo airport’s airspace: sources
Authorities at the Cairo International Airport have just reopened the airport’s airspace for all civilian flights following drills by Egypt’s…
New computer system disrupts flight schedule at Cairo airport
Egypt
September 22, 2015
New computer system disrupts flight schedule at Cairo airport
The activation of a new computer system for checking passports at Cairo International Airport has caused 30-45 minute delays to…