By Akram Medhat
Major General Ahmed Hamdy, deputy head of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, said the Ministry of Tourism's flight incentive programs working group is currently coordinating with the Egyptian Airports Company to pay the first installment of airlines' dues for the flights they organized to Egyptian tourist destinations in November 2016.
Hamdy added that the working group is continuing to review the airlines' remaining dues for the same month, in accordance with the rules governing this matter approved by the Minister of Tourism, as part of efforts to encourage airlines to operate more tourist flights to Egypt.
It is worth noting that the Ministry of Tourism approved a financial allocation in US dollars for the flight incentive programs implemented from November 1, 2016 to October 31, 2017, to cover all types of flights.
The incentive programs cover all types of flights (charter, mixed, and scheduled low-cost) arriving at all airports in Egyptian tourist destinations, a total of 9 airports, with a special incentive system for the national carrier, EgyptAir.
The flight incentive file was also transferred from the Egyptian Tourism Federation to the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, as it is an important part of the tourism promotion system.
