Captain Helmy Rizk, Chairman and CEO, EGYPTAIR EXPRESS, asserted that the company during El Adha feast (Scarification feast) period from 24 October to 3 November 2012 will run 175 organized flights from Cairo to Sharm Al Sheikh and Hurghada; 78 flights to Hurghada divided into 65 organized flights and 13 extra flights. And 87 flights to Sharm Al Sheikh, moreover, the companies will serve a number of flights in many tourism cities; Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simple, Alexandria and Marsa Alam. He affirmed that the company will intensify the interior flights to Upper Egypt during the feast holiday. On his part, Captain Roshdy Zakaria, Chairman of EgyptAir Airlines, said during the feast the company will run 99 flights to Sharm Al Sheikh and Hurghada; 23 organized flights and 32 extra flights to Sharm Al Sheikh, while 22 organized as well 22 extra flights to Hurghada. He added that both of EgyptAir Airlines and EgyptAir Express will coordinate to set a timeline for operating the flights during the feast. This is to help the customers easily travel to Sharm Al Sheikh, Hurghada and Marsa Alam. On the other hand, Gamal Hammad, head of the travel branch Karnak, stated that during the feast holiday Karnak for tourism sector will offer a number distinguished touristic programs to the coastal cities including the ticket and interior travel and accommodation in fancy hotels at different prices that suit all customers.
