Luxor Worldwide Airport will start welcoming direct flights from London Gatwick Airport, operated by EasyJet, one of many United Kingdom’s (UK) largest finances airways. The flights will run twice weekly, each Monday and Thursday, beginning 1 November..
Mohamed Hassan, a member of the Luxor Chamber of Journey and Tourism Corporations, advised Al Masry Al Youm that this initiative is “thrilling”, because it comes after practically a decade-long hiatus to the London-Luxor route.
To draw extra vacationers to the route, a brand new promoting marketing campaign was launched in London, that includes people dressed as the traditional Egyptian god Anubis, selling the completely different points of interest of Luxor.
The return of those flights is anticipated to considerably improve the variety of British vacationers visiting Luxor, a metropolis famend for its historical temples and tombs, together with the enduring Valley of the Kings and the Karnak Temple.
The transfer additionally displays EasyJet’s broader technique to diversify its winter locations throughout Europe and North Africa.
The corporate can be increasing its providers to Egypt with new winter flights to Sharm El Sheikh from Liverpool. It will permit EasyJet to function extra seats to Egypt from the UK than some other airline.
The inaugural flight to Sharm El Sheikh will take off on 14 February 2025, working twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays all through the winter.
In a associated effort, Luxor’s Governor, Abdel Mottaleb Amara, has been actively coordinating with native tourism stakeholders, together with lodges, tour guides, and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, to make sure a profitable season.
This renewed give attention to tourism is a part of Egypt’s bold plan to draw 30 million vacationers by 2028. Within the first half of 2024 alone, Egypt reported 7.069 million vacationers, producing USD 6.6 billion (EGP 320 billion) in income, highlighting tourism’s significance as a key overseas forex supply for the nation.
