The Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the decision to increase the departure fees at Egyptian airports, which are levied on each passenger, was announced several months ago, and that it concerns the domestic airports only and does not apply to Cairo Airport, as it has already been in effect at that airport since 2014. These fees currently stand at $20 and will rise to $25, and this increase was approved by the Higher Pricing Committee in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism.
The ministry explained in a statement today that a meeting was held with airlines in mid-July this month, at which the proposed increase was agreed with them, and that it will be applied as of the new winter schedule, i.e. in mid-November.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Civil Aviation published this decision in the Egyptian Official Gazette (Al-Waqa'i Al-Misriya) 4 months before its implementation, in accordance with the system applied globally.
The ministry stressed that these fees will not be collected from passengers, as rumored, but from airlines, as is currently the practice, since airline ticket prices already include these fees, which will only see an increase of $5 on international flights departing Egypt.
It is worth noting that the decision on airport fees for each passenger departing Egypt stipulates the following:
An amount of US$25 shall be collected for each passenger departing Egypt on scheduled or charter (non-scheduled) flights, in return for the services provided to them.
An amount of $5 shall also be collected for each passenger departing on domestic flights.
Landing, hangarage and parking fees will be increased by 15%.
An amount of US$2 per passenger shall be collected at all Egyptian airports for the development of airport security systems and procedures, except for Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, where $4 will be collected per passenger.
