News - Cairo International Airport
US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing has delivered the third 737-800 Next Generation aircraft to EgyptAir. The airline said that the new Boeing aircraft is the first 737 to be painted in Star Alliance livery.
Security at Cairo's International Airport was enhanced this week in light of news that terrorists may be targeting the facility, an Egyptian source said.
Text of report in English by Egyptian news agency MENA Cairo, 16 March: An official at the British Civil Aviation has praised measures applied at Cairo International Airport to safeguard passengers and cargo passing through its terminals.
Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Ahmed Shafiq ordered the re- operation of the Cairo-Beirut airline as soon as possible. A well- placed source at the Cairo International Airport said that flights to the Beirut airport will be resumed after getting permission from the Lebanese authorities.