The Civil Aviation Authority in Egypt decided to prohibit the entry of all arrivals of all nationalities, including Egyptian citizens, to all airports in the Arab Republic of Egypt without the next having a certificate stating that a PCR analysis is conducted to detect the emerging corona virus.
And the Civil Aviation Authority stressed the requirement that the results of the analysis be negative, and that it be 72 hours before reaching the Egyptian territory.
The aviation authority stated that this decision directed to all airlines operating in all Egyptian airports will be implemented from the first of next September and until other instructions are issued.
The head of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority, Ashraf Noyer, said in a press statement that according to the instructions issued by the Ministry of Health, children under 6 years of age of all nationalities (whether Egyptians or foreigners) are exempt from presenting a PCR test certificate upon arrival at Egyptian airports. He added that this decision comes within the framework of the efforts made by the government to combat the emerging corona virus.
In a related context, EgyptAir is scheduled to operate today, Saturday, about 37 regular and exceptional flights to transport more than 4,500 passengers.
In a statement, the company stated that one flight will be operated to Amsterdam, Athens, Brussels, Budapest, Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Madrid, Munich, Milan, Berlin, Vienna, Istanbul, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Khartoum, Nairobi, Abuja, Sharjah, Manama, Baghdad and New York.
And it announced that it will also operate two flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and an exceptional trip to Jeddah and Dammam, in addition to 3 domestic flights to Sharm El-Sheikh, 3 flights to Hurghada and one trip to Luxor, in addition to 4 air cargo flights.
