Luxor-Sharm El Sheikh flights to launch this week

Egypt’s first direct flight between the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh and the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor will take off this week, Tourism Minister Khaled El Anany said, according to Ahram Online. El Anany had announced a new tourist program dubbed ‘Come to Egypt’ that will introduce a package of cultural, beach and entertainment tourism with flights linking Luxor to Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, and Marsa Alam. The new program is set to launch before the ITB Berlin Travel convention takes place in March.