The Egyptian government announced Saturday that the Cairo International Airport has received the Airport International Health Accreditation (AHA) certificate. The cabinet’s media center published a video stating that this serves as international recognition of the precautionary measures applied by Egypt’s airports to combat the spread of coronavirus. The airport’s commitment to applying the best health and safety standards sends a message of reassurance to all travelers worldwide, crews and representatives of airlines that Cairo Airport and Egyptian airports are healthy and ready to receive air traffic, in accordance with international standards. The video reviewed the most prominent efforts made in this issue, and explained the application and follow-up of all measures adopted at the Cairo International Airport since the resumption of flights, whether domestic or international, with great care for the safety of travelers. It pointed out that infected foreign passengers are returned on the same plane, while any Egyptian passengers are transferred to the Abbaseya Fever Hospital if the results of the tests are positive.

Source: Egypt Independent June 12, 2021 10:54 UTC