Transit passengers flying state-owned flag carrier of Egypt EgyptAir are eligible to hold up to 96-hour transit visas that are free of charge to visit the country upon their arrival at Cairo International Airport.
The new changes have been confirmed through a statement released by the airline while the same has stressed that in order to obtain the visa, transit passengers are eligible to visit the EgyptAir Transit office at Cairo International Airport, the carrier said, VisaGuide.World reports.
The airline stressed that transit passengers are eligible to take advantage of tour programs offered by its tourist tours subsidiary Karnak in order to explore renowned attractions in this territory.
Authorities in Egypt have introduced several measures in order to boost the country’s tourism.
Earlier this week, the Ministry of the Interior launched a new five-year multiple-entry visa for internationals, eligible for a fee of $700.
In addition, authorities in this country unfolded plans to launch a multi-year visa for the first time ever, while making its visa-on-arrival able for a large number of nationalities such as China, India, Iran, Morocco, Turkey, Algeria as well as China and Israel. The new changes were confirmed by the Egyptian Minister of Tourism Ahmed Issa.
Recently, the Egypt government noted that as part of the efforts to further increase the country’s revenue, after being highly affected by the spread of COVID-19 and its new variants, citizens of Egypt planning to travel abroad would be subject to new departure fees, approved previously by the government.
But such changes were not welcomed unanimously in this country. According to local media reports, six leftist parties and liberal politic parties, including the Tagamoa, the Wafd, the Social Democratic, the Reform and Development, the Justice as well as the Nour parties, based on a report of Ahram Online.
“The next tax hikes will have a direct negative impact on limited-income and poor citizens. These tax hikes also send a negative message to the outside world and go in conflict with government policies aimed at boosting investments and promoting tourism,” Ayman Abul-Ela, the spokesman of the liberal Reform and Development Party said.
Tourism in Egypt has recently marked a significant improvement. In April this year, Egypt’s tourist number increased by 33 percent from the beginning of this year up to April this year on a year-on-year basis, while the country aims to attract 15 million tourists this year, Amr El-Kady, CEO of, the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board told CNBC.