Flights will begin landing at Sphinx International Airport in Giza in the summer of 2018

Flights will begin landing at Sphinx International Airport in Giza in the summer of 2018, Ahram Gate reports, citing remarks by Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy. The minister also noted that the national flag carrier is pushing forward with the acquisition of 45 aircraft as part of a fleet upgrade, according to Al Masry Al Youm. The national flag carrier has already received eight of the nine planes it purchased in the first phase of its upgrade plan, Fathy said.