Jazeera Airways joined the Egypt Civil Aviation Authority announce the launch of direct flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sphinx International Airport. Jazeera is flying from Kuwait to Sphinx and back four times a week. The Sphinx airport which serves the city of Giza, is located close to the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza. Other tourist destinations, including the upcoming Grand Egyptian Museum and world class shopping centers will also be easily accessible from the airport. This helps put Giza on the map not only as a historic city, but also a shopping destination. The airport is an hour away from downtown Cairo and close to the Greater Cairo districts of 6 October and Sheikh Zayed, as well as the governorates of Fayoum and Beni Suef. All of this makes it ideally situated for tourists flying in from Kuwait and vice versa. The press conference was also attended by Pilot Amr El Sharkawy, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, Pilot Ahmed Mansour, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Airports Company, Dr. Nayef Al Tayyar, First Secretary, Embassy of Kuwait, Omar Islam Shalaby, President of Imperial Travel Center and Rohit Ramachandran, Chief Executive Officer, Jazeera Airways. Speaking at the press conference El Sharkawy said: “This comes within the framework of the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s plan to develop and revitalize air and tourism traffic to and from Egyptian Airports and attract the attention of many International Airlines to continue exploring new destinations.” This is the seventh destination Jazeera Airways will fly to in Egypt including Alexandria, Assiut, Cairo, Luxor, Suhag and Sharm El Sheikh. With direct flights from Kuwait and network connections from other destinations in …
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