In Photos: Egypt’s Hurghada Int’l Airport receives first UK EasyJet flight post coronavirus shutdown

In Photos: Egypt’s Hurghada Int’l Airport receives first UK EasyJet flight post coronavirus shutdown

Egypt's Hurghada International Airport received on Wednesday the first EasyJet flight since the coronavirus outbreak coming from London's Gatwick Airport with 131 passengers on board, Egypt's civil aviation ministry said.

The ministry added that necessary precautions were adopted, including sterilisation, temperature measurement, social distancing and adherence to the guidelines announced at the airport.

Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Manar said Egypt wants to boost tourism, open new markets, and attract travellers from different parts of the world.

The EasyJet flight is the UK's first flight to Hurghada since it had suspended flights at the outset of the coronavirus outbreak last spring.

Passengers arriving at Hurghada International Airport from UK aboard EasyJet on 2 September, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Civil Aviation)

Late in August, Egypt said it