Aviation Min.: All Airports Ready for Receiving Tourists

Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany said before the coronavirus crisis, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities adopted a new policy to link cultural tourism along the Nile Valley with coastal tourism on the Red Sea.

Anany was speaking on Tuesday during his meeting with Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar, discussing a group of incentives, to be offered, to encourage tourism upon the resumption of international flights, the ministry said in a statement.

"EgyptAir operated its first flights between Sharm El Sheikh and Luxor in February this year after being suspended for many years," Anani pointed out.

[caption id="attachment_131322" align="alignnone" width="960"] Tourism Minister Khaled el Anany and Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar[/caption]

The ministry also offered the passengers of EgyptAir and Air Cairo a 20% discount on the entrance tickets to museums and archeological sites all over Egypt as well as visiting passes.

Meanwhile, Manar stated that the Civil Aviation Ministry decided to offer a 50 % discount on landing and parking fees and a 20% discount on ground services in South Sinai, Hurghada, and Matrouh airports.

"All the Egyptian airports are ready for receiving tourists again," Manar said, pointing to the full commitment to implement all the precautionary measures in line with the Health Ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure the safety of travelers to Egypt.