Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh airports record highest operating rates in Egypt

Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh airports record highest operating rates in Egypt

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 a total of 22,000 flights, an increase of 30.5 percent compared to the corresponding period in 2022.

The Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport received 2,250,000 passengers, on board a total of 16,000 flights, an increase of 28 percent 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 businessmen 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 ACI World 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