Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, held a meeting today to follow up on the implementation status of operating and developing El Alamein International Airport, attended by Lt. Gen. Eng. Kamel El-Wazir, Minister of Transport; Dr. Sameh El-Hefny, Minister of Civil Aviation; Major General Mahmoud Rizk, Executive Director of the National Authority for Management and Investment; Major General Abdullah Mohamed, Director of the General Department of Passports, Immigration and Nationality; Major General Tamer Mokhtar representing the Armed Forces Engineering Authority; Major General Wael Talaat, Director of the General Department of Port Security; Air Major General Wael El-Nashar, Chairman and Managing Director of the Egyptian Airports Company; and Major General Hazem Farouk, Director of the General Department of Civil Protection at the Ministry of Interior.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly opened the meeting by stressing the strategic importance of El Alamein International Airport in developing the North Coast and its vital role in increasing tourist flows and driving development across the entire region, stressing the need to operate it at full capacity as soon as possible.
During the meeting, Dr. Sameh El-Hefny, Minister of Civil Aviation, reviewed the procedures for operating and developing the airport and the coordination efforts made by various bodies to operate it at full capacity.
The minister explained that, as part of the Ministry of Civil Aviation's strategy to develop the infrastructure of Egyptian airports and support tourism and investment, a comprehensive development plan is being implemented at El Alamein International Airport aimed at upgrading operational facilities and boosting the airport's capacity, keeping pace with the development and tourism boom on the North Coast and in New Alamein City, adding that the development works include upgrading the passenger terminal and departure and arrival halls, and raising the efficiency of air navigation systems and ground services, helping improve the quality of services provided to travelers and accommodate the expected increase in passenger and aircraft traffic.
For his part, Lt. Gen. Eng. Kamel El-Wazir, Minister of Transport, explained the steps for developing and upgrading the network of roads and axes surrounding and leading to El Alamein International Airport.
The Minister of Transport explained that work is underway to strengthen the airport's logistical links with the tourist and investment areas of the North Coast, according to the highest standards of road quality and safety, serving the comprehensive vision for developing the region and turning it into a year-round global attraction, according to the official page of the Egyptian Cabinet on Facebook.
