Israel’s unveiling of a new international airport in Eilat on Monday may give a boost to Egypt’s tourist sector

Israel’s unveiling of a new international airport in Eilat on Monday may give a boost to Egypt’s tourist sector, Reuters reports. The newly-opened USD 500 mn Ramon Airport is designed to attract winter tourism from Europe to the Red Sea, notably to Taba, Eilat, and the Jordanian town of Aqaba as well as a “wartime back-up,” the newswire says. The new facility is close to Jordan’s King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, which has ruffled the Jordanian government’s feathers, according to SkyNews.