New terminal to be added to Egypt’s Sphinx International Airport: report

New terminal to be added to Egypt’s Sphinx International Airport: report

Sources from the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Monday that the plan for Sphinx International Airport includes adding a new terminal with a capacity of 600 passengers per hour.. The airport, which is located west of Cairo along the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, is scheduled to receive regular scheduled flights and charter flights during the upcoming period, Youm7 reported.. Construction work on the Sphinx Airport, the 33rd in Egypt's history, began in 2016 in collaboration with the International Civil Aviation Organization and came as part of efforts to boost Egypt's tourism industry, which also includes steps to bolster security at airports across the country.. Equipment to improve passenger security at the airport, which witnesses heavy foreign tourist traffic from Russia and Europe, comes amid ongoing efforts to encourage foreign visitors to Egypt's Red Sea resorts.. The New York Times invites tourists to visit Egypt in 2020, highlights Grand Egyptian Museum.