By Akram Medhat
Safwat Musallam, chairman of the EgyptAir Holding Company, stated that EgyptAir Airlines and EgyptAir Express, the domestic and regional carrier, will operate 2,121 regular and additional flights to Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor and Aswan from this week until next February 28, to carry Egyptians and tourists wishing to spend the Christmas, Nativity and New Year celebrations, as well as the mid-year school holidays, at Egyptian tourist attractions.
For his part, Captain Sherif Ezzat, chairman of EgyptAir Airlines, said it has been decided to operate 507 additional and regular domestic flights to Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor and Aswan, comprising 91 flights to Sharm El-Sheikh, 90 flights to Hurghada, 164 flights to Aswan and 158 flights to Luxor, as well as 4 flights to Abu Simbel, in line with hotel booking dates and tour programmes to make things easier for citizens.
In a related context, Captain Helmy Rizk, chairman of EgyptAir Express, the domestic and regional carrier, revealed that 1,614 regular and additional flights are scheduled to operate during the New Year holidays and the mid-year break, comprising 392 flights to Sharm El-Sheikh, 311 flights to Hurghada, 288 flights to Aswan and 392 flights to Luxor, all to and from Cairo Airport. He noted that during the same period 231 flights will operate from Aswan to Abu Simbel, stressing that the company has made its preparations in case demand for these flights increases.
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