By Akram Medhat
George Attia, head of "T-Shory Tours", revealed that the company is operating charter flights from Cairo to Hurghada, with two flights a week on Saturdays and Tuesdays on a regular basis, at a fixed ticket price for Egyptians of EGP 1,700 round trip, using a Petroleum Air Services (PAS) aircraft with 89 seats, offering price competition on Hurghada flights against other airlines whose fares are high. The first flight takes off today, Saturday.
Attia told "Travel Yalla News" that the chosen days for the Hurghada flights offer 3 options and ease of booking that suit the length of stay in domestic tourism trip programs, both outbound and return, covering 4-day/3-night programs via the Saturday flight, 5-day/4-night programs via the Tuesday flight, or a full week, which serves tourism promotion for Hurghada.
He added that the company is contacting tour operators that bring foreign tourists to Hurghada or Cairo to market this flight, especially the companies' branches there or the marketing office for optional domestic trips, but it is not being placed on airline booking systems because it is not scheduled, meaning regular and fixed.
International Charter
On the other hand, the head of "T-Shory" said the company has contracted with EgyptAir Express, EgyptAir's domestic and regional airline, to operate a weekly flight from Jeddah to Hurghada every Monday.
In addition, a weekly flight from Kuwait to Hurghada is scheduled to be launched within the next two weeks, with the aim of promoting the beach tourism product in the Arab Gulf states, noting that the number of tour operators marketing these flights in those markets has reached about 18.
In a related context, Attia referred to the flights from Lebanon to Hurghada, as the charter aircraft operated by the company achieved a 100% occupancy rate, revealing that bookings are pouring in for 24 upcoming aircraft, and noting that this week will see the operation of two weekly charter flights from Jordan to Hurghada until the end of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
George Attia praised the fruitful cooperation with Red Sea Governor Maj. Gen. Ahmed Abdallah, which encouraged the company to invest in charter flights to boost tourism to Hurghada, especially from the Arab market.
He added that this cooperation began when the governor contacted the company after inquiring about the most active tour operators in charter flights at tourist airports. "T-Shory" had already operated about 200 flights to Sharm El-Sheikh from various tourism markets, most notably Lebanon, within 3 months. He stressed the governor's support for operating charter flights by facilitating security procedures for Lebanese nationals and flight permits to boost tourism to Hurghada.
He continued that the governor coordinated a meeting between "T-Shory", the Red Sea Investors Association and hotel owners to stress the importance of cooperation and opening new markets while offering incentive prices.
It is worth noting that "T-Shory Tours" announced the operation of 144 charter flights to Hurghada on the Red Sea from the Lebanese capital Beirut and the Jordanian capital Amman during the current summer season, to boost inbound tourism from these important Arab markets, and the first flight was operated last June 25.
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