Cairo – Mubasher: EgyptAir decided to resume some flights to Saudi Arabia to bring Egyptians back home from 9 to 24 March.
Two flights will be operated per day from Jeddah to Cairo and some other flights will be operated from Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Riyadh, Dammam, Qassim, and Abha to Cairo, according to a cabinet statement on Tuesday.
In addition, the Saudi embassy in Cairo also allowed flights from Egypt to Saudi Arabia on 10 and 11 March to bring Saudis back home.
It is noteworthy that flights between the two countries were suspended on 9 March amid rising concerns over the outbreak of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).