In all, 20.1m passengers had gone through Egyptian airports in this period, compared to 28.4m in 2015. The number of flights during this period also fell by 15%, totalling 237,000 in 2016 compared to 277,000 in 2015. The number of passengers received at the Hurghada International airport fell by 62%, from 6m passengers in 2015 to 2.3m in 2016. Passenger traffic at Sharm El-Sheikh International airport during October amounted to 153,000 passengers compared to 583,000 passengers in October 2015, a 73.7% decline. Passenger traffic in Hurghada International airport declined by 57% in October to 288,000 passengers compared to 670,000 passengers in October 2015.

Source: Daily News Egypt November 23, 2016 15:41 UTC