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Can Egypt’s new airport revive country’s ailing tourism sector?

Egypt opened a new international airport in Giza governorate as part of the government’s efforts to boost the tourism sector that suffered a major setback following the January 25 Revolution.
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Egypt launched on Jan. 25 a trial operation of a new international airport in Giza governorate in an attempt to boost the country’s tourism industry. The airport is near the Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is scheduled to open in 2020.

The Sphinx International Airport received the first flight from Aswan International Airport on Jan. 25, in the first official trial run for the new airport.

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