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.
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.
Just three coastal provinces — the Red Sea, South Sinai and Marsa Matruh — will reopen for foreign tourism in July. Online newspaper Egypt Independent reports the first foreign flight will take place on July 4, bringing tourists from Belarus to the Red Sea town of Hurghada.
After implementing sanitation and social distancing measures, more than 200 hotels are allowed to reopen to guests. Most major tourist sites in Egypt, including Giza, the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo and Luxor's Karnak temple, will reopen gradually.
