The government of Egypt on Sunday announced that it will reopen its airports on July 1 and begin welcoming to beach resorts tourists kept away by the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the country’s Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar during a news conference in Cairo, Flights will resume “between Egypt and countries which have reopened their airspace.Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah
The country said the reason it will reopen its airport is because the country has since March halted air traffic and shuttered archaeological sites, museums and hotels to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
But with international flights resuming, the country said only three governorates famed for their beach resorts will be allowed to welcome tourists: the Red Sea, South Sinai and Marsa Matruh.
Meanwhile, the government has also decided “to waive tourist visas from July 1 until October 31,” he added.
The country has also said over 200 hotels have received permission to reopen to tourists after implementing strict sanitary measures, including spacing out restaurant tables and restricting elevator capacities.
The country however said any establishment breaching health regulations will have this authorisation revoked, the minister said, adding that the government would offer “no leniency in this area”.
