· Egypt’s national carrier has announced that it will resume flights to 24 destinations from the first week of July
· The carrier announced commencement of flights to 13 destinations in Europe, 3 in Africa, 4 in the Middle East, 3 in North America and one in China
EgyptAir, Egypt’s national carrier has announced that it will resume flights to 24 destinations from the first week of July with more to be added in the following weeks. The carrier announced commencement of flights to 13 destinations in Europe, 3 in Africa, 4 in the Middle East, 3 in North America and one in China. Domestic flights to the tourist hotspots of Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada along the Red Sea and Luxor and Aswan along the Nile River will also start operating.
The statement said that EgyptAir flights will operate at 20-30% capacity when it resumes flights at the beginning of July and at 50% by the end of the year, depending on the coronavirus cases.
Egypt shut its airports from mid-march and grounded almost all international flights due to the coronavirus crisis. The airline is seeking a 3 billion Egyptian pound ($186.10 million) bail out package to tide it over its losses during the lock down.
