Flights in Egypt surge by 29% in H1 of 2023

The number of flights in Egypt increased by about 29% during the first six months of 2023, totaling 191,000 flights, compared to 148,000 flights in the same period of 2022, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Wednesday. The ministry added that the number of passengers increased by about 43.5% to a total of 23.2m passengers during the first half of 2023, compared to 16.15m passengers in the same period of 2022. Minister of Civil Aviation, Mohamed Abbas Helmy, stated that several new routes are expected to be opened for EgyptAir in the coming period. Helmy explained that the first flights of the company to the Indian capital, "New Delhi," are scheduled to start in August, with four flights per week. In September, EgyptAir will begin operating two weekly flights to both the city of "Misrata" in Libya and "Tokyo" in Japan, in addition to the recently launched routes such as "Dhaka" in Bangladesh and "Manchester" in the United Kingdom.<br/>