Egypt on Wednesday
reopened its airports for international flights for the first time in more than
three months since suspension over the coronavirus, airport staff received
tourists with flowers, balloons and chocolates.
Separately, national carrier Egypt Air said it was due to operate 14 international flights carrying around 2,000 passengers from Cairo International Airport on Wednesday, with the first flight taking off at 8:30am local time, bound for Tunisia, the company said previously it would resume flights to 29 destinations from the first week of July and would add more in the following weeks. These include flights to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America and China.
Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar inspected precautionary measures at Cairo International Airport earlier on Wednesday, including medical checkup points and sanitation procedures aimed to protect the travelers and workers against the coronavirus.
Source: Al Ahram Online
