President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential decree imposing a tax on plane tickets up to LE400 for first class and business class.
The decree was published on Thursday by the official Gazette.
The tax imposed on the economy class is LE150. The same applies to free tickets, where a traveler will have to pay LE150 tax.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
