The Hurghada International Airport on Friday received its first flight from the Lithuanian airline GetJet Airlines with 180 passengers on board, after a one-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The airport’s administration celebrated the landing of the first flight coming from Lithuania’s Vilnius International Airport to Hurghada. The Lithuanian airline will operate three flights per week to Hurghada Airport. And the Marsa Alam International Airport recently obtained the Health Accreditation Seal for Safe Travel from the Airports Council International (ACI), a major breakthrough in the tourist airport system. The country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, in cooperation with the Ministry of Aviation, has launched several campaigns to revive the industry.

Source: Egypt Independent March 06, 2021 13:07 UTC