Sharm el-Sheikh Airport on Tuesday received 153 tourists from Copenhagen on a newly-launched direct flight to Sharm el-Sheikh by Air Cairo Co., said Yasser al-Ramly, Chairman of Air Cairo. Ramly added that Air Cairo is working to increase its air fleet to up to 10 aircrafts by the end of 2017. Last week Air Cairo launched its first flight from Armenia to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, Ramly pointed out. In related news, Marsa Alam Airport received on Sunday its first flight from Dusseldorf, carrying 320 passengers, by German airliner Azur Air. A second Azur Air flight from Dusseldorf arrived in Hurghada Airport, carrying 318 passengers.

Source: Egypt Independent July 12, 2017 12:33 UTC