flights
Thomas Cook to resume flights to Marsa Alam after 9-year suspension
Egypt
October 18, 2017
Thomas Cook to resume flights to Marsa Alam after 9-year suspension
The UK airline company Thomas Cook has announced that it will resume flights to Marsa Alam Airport on October 21,…
EgyptAir to suspend Erbil flights starting Friday
Egypt
September 28, 2017
EgyptAir to suspend Erbil flights starting Friday
Egypt’s flag carrier EgyptAir will suspend flights to and from Erbil airport in northern Iraq from Friday after the Baghdad…
EgyptAir lifts ban on electronic devices for Cairo-London flights
Egypt
September 2, 2017
EgyptAir lifts ban on electronic devices for Cairo-London flights
EgyptAir has announced it is lifting the ban on laptops and other electronic devices onboard EgyptAir flights to London from…
Egypt’s role in Syria is ‘political’ not ‘militant’: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt
August 21, 2017
Egypt’s role in Syria is ‘political’ not ‘militant’: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shokary, asserted on Monday that Egypt is playing a political role not a militant one…
Saudi carrier says Qatar has not approved hajj flights
Middle East
August 21, 2017
Saudi carrier says Qatar has not approved hajj flights
Saudi Arabia said Sunday its aircraft have not been given permission to land in Doha to pick up Qatari pilgrims…
Australia ramps up airport security after alleged plane bomb plot
World
July 31, 2017
Australia ramps up airport security after alleged plane bomb plot
Stricter screening of passengers and luggage at Australian airports will stay in place indefinitely after police foiled an alleged “IS-inspired”…
Egypt’s top prosecutor opens investigation into Cairo Airport power outage
Egypt
July 30, 2017
Egypt’s top prosecutor opens investigation into Cairo Airport power outage
Sunday, Egypt’s top Prosecutor ordered for an investigation to be opened into a power outage at Cairo International Airport that…
EgyptAir chairman says electronics ban on US flights lifted Wednesday
Egypt
July 12, 2017
EgyptAir chairman says electronics ban on US flights lifted Wednesday
The United States will lift the in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on US-bound flights from EgyptAir…
Egyptian resorts see tourists from Copenhagen, Dusseldorf
Egypt
July 12, 2017
Egyptian resorts see tourists from Copenhagen, Dusseldorf
Sharm el-Sheikh Airport on Tuesday received 153 tourists from Copenhagen on a newly-launched direct flight to Sharm el-Sheikh by Air…
Qatar Airways joins Gulf carriers off US laptop ban list
Middle East
July 6, 2017
Qatar Airways joins Gulf carriers off US laptop ban list
Qatar Airways joined two other major long-haul Gulf carriers on Thursday in getting off a US ban on laptops and…