Cairo International Airport sees highest passenger traffic last Friday

Cairo International Airport handled the highest passenger movement of 77,000 passengers on Friday, 30 December 2022 in line with the new year celebrations and Christmas holiday, ending 2022 on a satisfying note, Egypt’s Minister of Civil Aviation, Mohamed Abbas, said.

The minister added that Egyptian airports are currently undergoing major development, highlighting that the project to develop Sharm El-Sheikh Airport cost EGP 1.20 billion and is estimated to reach EGP 2 billion, while the development cost of Sphinx International Airport was about EGP 2 billion.

The aviation ministry’s strategy aims to ideally exploit and maximise resources while activating air traffic and attracting more investments and tourists to Egypt in an effort to increase the number of tourists coming to Egypt to 30 million annually in line with the state’s goal.