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Africa

Nile High: Booming Tourism Has Egypt’s Airlines Flying  

Africa

Nile High: Booming Tourism Has Egypt’s Airlines Flying  

January 2025
38 min read
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat

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Issue Overview

Egypt’s most important industry—tourism—appears stronger than ever. Even with conflicts across its borders, visitors are coming in record numbers. Airlines are certainly paying attention. Cirium Diio data shows scheduled seats to and from Cairo jumped almost 50% from 2019 to 2024. In this week's edition, we deep-dive into one of the region's most buoyant aviation markets.