The Ministry of Civil Aviation said that as a result of a sudden and temporary outage in telecommunications and internet networks, following a massive fire at the Ramses telephone exchange in downtown Cairo, air traffic saw limited delays in the departure times of some flights. It stressed that the approved emergency plan was immediately activated to ensure the continuity of operations, with coordination under way for all flights to depart without cancelling any of them.
For his part, Dr. Sameh El-Hefny, Minister of Civil Aviation, is following developments as they unfold from inside the crisis center at Cairo International Airport, in coordination with EgyptAir's Integrated Operations Center.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and its affiliated companies are keen to maintain the smooth flow of operations and are working continuously to avoid any impact that may result from such emergencies.
Most flights are being processed via alternative means, except for a limited number of international flights, for which coordination is currently under way to activate similar alternative operational procedures at their airports.
