The Prime Minister stresses the importance of committing to the highest standards of management and operating efficiency at EgyptAir and the airports companies
.. and stresses the need for punctuality across all scheduled flight times
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, delivered a speech during the Ministry of Civil Aviation's celebration held on the occasion of the first A350-900 aircraft joining the EgyptAir fleet, expressing his pleasure at attending and taking part in this important event, in which we celebrate the arrival and launch of the first widebody A350-900 aircraft in the fleet of national carrier EgyptAir, under the contract concluded with Airbus to supply 16 aircraft of this type over the next few years.
He added that the arrival of the new aircraft helps strengthen Egypt's ability to operate long-haul flights reaching the western United States and the far north and east of Asia, noting the importance of this addition to the EgyptAir fleet, which comes within the comprehensive vision directed by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, aimed at bringing about an unprecedented qualitative shift in Egypt's aviation sector and enhancing its efficiency.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly explained that developing the aviation system includes two main parts: the first relates to passenger aircraft, and the second relates to the infrastructure of the airports that receive visitors from around the world. He noted his keenness in the past period to cooperate with civil aviation ministers with the aim of comprehensively developing the aviation system in light of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's directives and achieving this dream, pointing out that the aviation system is part of Egypt's soft power, in addition to this sector's key role in stimulating global tourism to and from Egypt.
The Prime Minister added that Egypt's geography and its location within the African continent make aviation an essential component of travel and tourism, unlike the European continent, which relies more on cars and trains to travel between countries.
Madbouly stressed in his speech that without developing national airlines, strengthening cooperation with other airlines and improving the level of services at Egyptian airports, achieving the goal of receiving 30 million tourists would remain a distant wish, noting his personal keenness to coordinate with members of the government to support the development vision and achieve these goals.
The Prime Minister reiterated his personal happiness at the arrival of the first Airbus A350-900, explaining that this step comes as part of implementing the strategic plan to develop Egypt's civil aviation system, stressing that work is proceeding in parallel with the development of Egyptian airports with the aim of increasing their capacity and improving the level of services, enhancing the positive impression among international visitors and placing Egyptian airports on a par with their global counterparts in terms of service quality.
Madbouly praised the Minister of Civil Aviation's announcement that Cairo Airport recorded a record of 111,200 daily passengers, which is a major challenge requiring intensified efforts to speed up completion of the new "Terminal 4" at Cairo Airport, as well as completing the development of Hurghada Airport and a number of other airports in line with the set plans. He explained that these efforts include cooperation with the International Finance Corporation to form partnerships with global companies through offering the management and operation of these airports, with the aim of improving the level of services and enhancing Egypt's positive image among visitors.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly stressed the need to commit to achieving the highest standards of management and operating efficiency at both EgyptAir and the airports companies, saying: "The state's role is to provide the necessary air fleet, develop new terminals and raise the efficiency of existing facilities, but true success lies in governing the management and operating system at the highest levels of global quality." He stressed that both companies must stand out with a sustained level of service that leaves a lasting positive impression compared with any other global companies.
In a related context, the Prime Minister stressed the need for full punctuality across all scheduled flight times, as well as commitment to service delivery, and striving to achieve more targets in the shortest possible time in terms of completing procedures. In this regard, he pointed to the directive issued to work on quickly completing and permanently ending registration on paper cards for departure and arrival, noting that this comes as part of improving and speeding up the delivery of services to users of Egyptian airports, both departing and arriving.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly pointed to regular follow-up with the Minister of Civil Aviation on this matter, adding that we are currently witnessing the operational trial phase of eliminating the paper card, whether for arrivals from abroad or travellers departing through Egyptian airports, leading to reliance on a digital system, as part of making things easier for travellers.
The Prime Minister stated that Egypt has an integrated plan to develop the civil aviation sector system, seeking to modernize and develop more services in this vital sector, also serving the tourism sector, which is one of the most important sources of national income for the Egyptian state in the coming period, according to the official Facebook page of the Egyptian Cabinet.
