Passenger traffic across Egyptian airports fell 22.9% in 2016, according to the Egyptian Airports Company (EAC). Yet, air traffic increased at Cairo International Airport, where it rose by 3.5%, while passenger traffic increased by 4% in the same year. On the other hand, passenger traffic at Sharm El-Sheikh airport declined to 1.7 million in 2016, down from 5.7 million passengers in 2015, a drop of 69.5%. As for Hurghada International Airport, the passenger traffic fell by 57.1%, influenced by the same issues that impacted Sharm El-Sheikh airport. The number of passengers last year settled at 2.9 million passengers, compared to 6.7 million passengers in 2015.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 23, 2017 07:18 UTC