A sudden shark attack in Hurghada on Thursday caused the death of a foreign tourist, authorities at the Red Sea Governorate announced. The tourist was transferred to the Hurghada General Hospital, where urgent health follow-up took place confirming his death. Usually, sharks do not attack humans, but follow the same type of food (dead cattle) and collide with humans. The Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh international airports recorded the highest operating rate in Egyptian tourist airports for the first half of 2023. The Hurghada International Airport received nearly 3.2 million passengers on board a total of 22,000 flights, an increase of 30.5 percent compared to the corresponding period in 2022.
