The first Lufthansa flight to Hurghada since 2015 landed at the Red Sea town on Thursday with 200 tourists from Munich on board, reports Egypt Independent. The German national carrier also launched another weekly direct route to Marsa Alam on Friday. This comes as UK-based travel firm TUI is planning new charter flights to Marsa Alam and Hurghada from Birmingham as part of its winter 2019 holiday packages, according to BirminghamLive. Saudi national carrier Flynas will also be launching daily direct flights to Cairo from Dammam on 24 November, the company announced.

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