Egypt completes Hurghada airport expansion

A newly-expanded airport in Egypt’s Hurghada, a prime holiday destination in the country, will now accommodate 13 million passengers annually, al-Ahram Online reported.

Speaking at the inauguration of the new terminal in the coastal Red Sea city on Wednesday, Minister of Aviation Houssam Kamal said Egyptian airports are looking to host more than 70 million visitors annually.

The expansion reportedly cost $335 million and was financed by the Arab Fun for Economic Development and a number of local banks in addition to the national bank of Egypt, he added.

Separately, the country’s national airline hired a U.S. company to help it restructure in another push to revitalize Egypt’s tourism industry, Reuters news agency reported.