Captain Dr. Sameh El-Hefny, Minister of Civil Aviation, revealed developments in the file of offering airport management and operation to the private sector, as prequalification documents were obtained by about 68 specialized global companies and consortia, ahead of the tender process and the selection of a strategic partner to manage, operate and develop Hurghada International Airport, which is the first of the government offerings program, in cooperation with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), with the experience to be evaluated ahead of offering a number of other Egyptian airports.
The Minister of Civil Aviation stressed that airports are sovereign assets and are not for sale, stressing that the matter is limited to cooperation with the private sector in commercial activities, helping raise the efficiency of the services provided.
This came during a meeting of the House of Representatives' Tourism and Aviation Committee yesterday, chaired by MP Sahar Talaat Moustafa, to discuss the ministry's strategy and future development plan, attended by MPs Amr Darwish and Hisham Hussein, deputy chairs of the committee, and MP Ahmed El-Ashmouny, the committee's secretary, along with committee members and leaders of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
El-Hefny reviewed the ministry's strategy in light of the state's plan to develop and support the aviation sector as one of the key pillars for achieving tourism and economic development targets, in implementation of the political leadership's directives to develop airport infrastructure and improve the level of services provided to travelers.
