By Mohamed Attia
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 22,000 flights, an increase of 30.5 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2022.
The Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport received 2,250,000 passengers, on board 16,000 flights, an increase of 28 per cent compared to last year.
It received 4,000 guests of the annual conference of the African Development Bank Group, from about 81 countries.
Guests included senior African businesspeople and development partners.
The Sharm el-Sheikh airport was ranked among the best airports in Africa in terms of services provided to tourists, according to the annual Airports Council International (ACI) report, on the performance of the aviation industry in Africa during the year 2022.
The Hurghada International Airport ranked fifth among the first ten African airports in terms of the number of passengers, according to ACI World.
A new passenger terminal to serve international and domestic flights is currently under construction at the airport, with a capacity to accommodate 7.5 million passengers annually, so that the airport’s capacity will become 13 million passengers annually.
A new runway for aircraft with a length of 4km is currently also under construction parallel to the current runway to serve the latest aircraft.
The Hurghada International Airport has recently renewed its ISO 9001-2015 accreditation certificate.
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