Travel

The company operated a number of exceptional flights to bring nationals back home after Egypt suspended the international aviation on March 19 until April 14.

EgyptAir's exceptional flight No. 981 left for New York on Wednesday to return the stranded Egyptians after flights to and from Egypt were suspended on March 19.

The number of tourists who visited Egypt in 2019 was estimated at 13.1 million, compared to 11.3 million in 2018, 8.3 million in 2017, 7.7 million in 2016 and 3.8 million in 2015.

The budget airline said it could not put a firm date on restarting commercial flights and 4,000 of its 9,000 UK staff will be furloughed initially for two months from 1 April.

Local Development Minister Mahmoud Shaarawi ordered on Saturday the closure of all beaches nationwide until further notice to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

As many as 28 cruise ships in Upper Egypt’s Aswan were cleaned and sterilized throughout the current week, the deputy health minister in the city said, as Egypt has so far reported almost 500 coronavirus cases and 24 deaths.

The Kuwaiti Civil Aviation Authority decided to operate three flights on Wednesday to bring home nationals stranded in Egypt, Lebanon and Bahrain.

EgyptAir company decided operating as of Wednesday one flight on daily basis to Kuwait to bring back home Egyptians stranded.