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Egypt to gradually resume international flights

Foreign tourists will also be allowed to travel to three coastal provinces as airports reopen to international travel beginning July 1.
An EgyptAir plane lands on the runway of the Capital International Airport, a new airport built for Egypt's new capital, known as the New Administrative Capital (NAC), east of Cairo, Egypt July 9, 2019. Picture taken July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Hayam Adel - RC15C51DE710

Egypt will reopen of its airports to international traffic beginning July 1, the aviation minister said Sunday, as the country gears up to welcome foreign tourists to a number of beach destinations. 

Flights will resume "between Egypt and countries which have reopened their airspace,” Mohamed Manar Anba said during a news conference. Egypt paused all international air travel on March 19 and has only allowed its airports to operate domestic flights. 

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