By: Mohamed Attia
The Le Meridien Cairo airport was awarded the second best airport hotel in Africa in 2022, according to the classification recently issued by the international SkyTrax Corporation.
This comes within the framework of the keenness and interest of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the directives of Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Abbas on the need to improve the quality of services provided in the various bodies and companies affiliated with the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
On this occasion, Eng. Mohamed Saeed Mahrous, President of the Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation, congratulated the employees of the Meridian Airport Hotel and all the employees of the Aerotel company for hotels, tourism, entertainment and medical services.
The Le Meridien Cairo International Airport is one of the hotels owned by Aerotel for hotels and tourism, leisure and treatment services, which is affiliated with the Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation.
The hotel was opened in December of 2013 on an area of 23,484 square meters with a direct access to Terminal No. (3) inside the airport, as it is connected to the building via a bridge.
The hotel includes 264 soundproofed duplexes, 66 deluxe panoramic suite rooms and includes a number of equipped halls for holding all conferences and events.
The Le Meridien Cairo Airport Hotel features a variety of restaurants to provide the best services for the guests.
Boeing: Fleet of airlines in Middle East to reach 3,400 aircraft
Boeing revealed that passenger traffic in the Middle East and commercial airline fleet traffic in the region is expected to more than double over the next two decades, while announcing its forecast for the commercial aviation market for 2022 for the next 20 years.
Airlines in the Middle East have successfully dealt with the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic by adjusting their business models and increasing the use of cargo planes to raise revenues.
Boeing’s forecast indicated that, looking to the future, the region’s fleet is expected to expand to 3,400 aircraft to serve the rapidly growing passenger traffic, as well as the increasing demand for air freight.
For his part, Randy Heisey, Managing Director of Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Central Asia, said that the Middle East is gaining prominence as a leading connecting station for international travelers, and the economy in the Middle East is witnessing remarkable growth to be a starting point and a final destination for business, tourism and leisure travelers.
Air cargo operations through airlines in the Middle East continue to grow substantially in recent years, as the region operates two of the five largest airlines in the world.
