Lufthansa adds 100k seats to Egypt market as demand jumps 70%

German national carrier Lufthansa added 100k seats to Egypt flights this year to cope with a rise in demand, which jumped by 70% y-o-y, Egypt sales manager Sadiq Mohamed said. Egypt’s tourism industry has been gradually recovering recently from the hit it took in 2011. Tourism receipts recorded a surplus of USD 7.4 bn this year, up from USD 1.6 bn the previous year, official data showed earlier this week.