Ministry of Civil Aviation
Hot air balloon falls to the ground in Luxor, leaving no deaths
Egypt
July 18, 2022
Hot air balloon falls to the ground in Luxor, leaving no deaths
A hot air balloon with 30 people on board in Luxor Governorate, southern Egypt, deviated on Monday morning, before landing…
Sharm el-Sheikh receives its first Swiss Air flight after 5-year hiatus
Egypt
September 9, 2021
Sharm el-Sheikh receives its first Swiss Air flight after 5-year hiatus
Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport received its first flight from Swiss Airlines after a hiatus of more than five years, with…
EgyptAir offers discounts on internal flight tickets
Travel
June 21, 2021
EgyptAir offers discounts on internal flight tickets
EgyptAir has offered discounts on Cairo to Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada or Luxor tickets at price ofLE 2,150 and from Cairo…
Russian delegation to discuss status of Russian flights to Egypt: Minister
Travel
November 5, 2019
Russian delegation to discuss status of Russian flights to Egypt: Minister
A Russian delegation will arrive in Cairo this week to discuss the status of Russian flights to Egypt, said Minister…
Sharm el-Sheikh Airport tests BRS system for baggage tracking
Travel
October 22, 2019
Sharm el-Sheikh Airport tests BRS system for baggage tracking
The Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport and multinational information technology Company SITA on Tuesday tested out the Baggage Reconciliation System (BRS)…
Cairo International Airport to receive Emirates’ largest passenger airplane
Travel
September 30, 2019
Cairo International Airport to receive Emirates’ largest passenger airplane
Egypt’s Cairo International Airport has prepared to receive the largest passenger airplane, Airbus 380, of the Middle East’s largest airline, Emirates.…
Hot air balloon trips resume in Luxor
Travel
September 10, 2019
Hot air balloon trips resume in Luxor
Hot air balloon trips resumed on Tuesday in Luxor, carrying 19 tourists of various nationalities for an overhead view of…
Egypt’s Ministry of Aviation investigates suspension of British Airways flights
Egypt
July 21, 2019
Egypt’s Ministry of Aviation investigates suspension of British Airways flights
Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation stated that the ministry contacted the British embassy in Egypt on Sunday to investigate the…
Airplane passenger charges increase by US$5: Egypt’s Aviation Ministry
Egypt
March 20, 2019
Airplane passenger charges increase by US$5: Egypt’s Aviation Ministry
Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation announced on Tuesday that a decision to increase indirect airplane passenger charges by US$5 will…
Flight departures return to normal at Cairo Airport after 3-hour delay
Travel
November 18, 2018
Flight departures return to normal at Cairo Airport after 3-hour delay
Authorities at Cairo International Airport announced Sunday that travel procedures are resuming as normal after a 3 hour stop…