Metro ticket price will not increase: Metro spokesperson

Metro ticket prices will not increase as no decree regarding the subject has been issued, according to the Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation spokesperson Ahmed Abdel Hady Monday.

Talking to Daily News Egypt, Abdel Hady said the authority has not received any proposals regarding changing the price of metro tickets.

Private Egyptian newspapers reported on Sunday that metro ticket prices will be increased at the beginning of January. The increase will see tickets rise from the current EGP 1 to between EGP 1.5 and EGP 3, based on different branches and according to the number of stations used.