Marsa Alam Airport receives 45,000 European tourists

Marsa Alam Airport receives 45,000 European tourists

The Marsa Alam International Airport is set to receive about 45,000 European tourists on board 121 flights this week, starting from Saturday until Friday.

A tourism expert in the Red Sea Atef Othman confirmed that the Marsa Alam airport is ready to receive 121 tourist flights coming from the airports of 11 European countries, including Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Lithuania and Luxembourg,

This comes as hotels and resorts in Hurghada saw a significant decline in domestic tourism rates with the start of the holy month of Ramadan.

This decline will last throughout the month until the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

Recovering tourism

A tourism expert in the Red Sea Atef Othman confirmed the recovery of tourism in Marsa Alam hotels and resorts, coinciding with the high rates of inbound tourist flights from Europe.

According to Othman, the airport received 18 Italian flights, 19 German flights, 31 Czech flights, 18 Polish flights, five Dutch flights, three Belgian flights, four Swiss flights, two French flights, and one from each of Luxembourg, Austria, Hungary and Lithuania.

The Hurghada International Airport, on October 14, recorded an increase in the number of flights, receiving 83 regular and chartered flights from various European