Direct flights between London and Luxor resume after two-year hiatus
Flights between London and Luxor resumed on Tuesday, two years after a halt induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. The newly reopened London-Luxor route will consist of a weekly flight carrying 140 passengers each way, the flights' operator, EgyptAir, said. In September, the UK removed Egypt from its red list of prohibited destinations. Flights between London and the Red Sea resort cities of Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada have also resumed after a six-year hiatus following a 2015 terrorist attack which downed a passenger jet over the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. Egypt’s Tourism Minister Khaled El Anany, who is currently attending the World Travel Market’s Tourism and Travel Expo in London, lauded the return of British tourists during a speech at the Egyptian wing of the event.<br/>
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Direct flights between London and Luxor resume after two-year hiatus
Flights between London and Luxor resumed on Tuesday, two years after a halt induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. The newly reopened London-Luxor route will consist of a weekly flight carrying 140 passengers each way, the flights' operator, EgyptAir, said. In September, the UK removed Egypt from its red list of prohibited destinations. Flights between London and the Red Sea resort cities of Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada have also resumed after a six-year hiatus following a 2015 terrorist attack which downed a passenger jet over the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. Egypt’s Tourism Minister Khaled El Anany, who is currently attending the World Travel Market’s Tourism and Travel Expo in London, lauded the return of British tourists during a speech at the Egyptian wing of the event.<br/>
