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<\/a> Flights will begin landing at Sphinx International Airport in Giza in the summer of 2018, Ahram Gate reports<\/a>, 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<\/a>. The national flag carrier has already received eight of the nine planes it purchased in the first phase of its upgrade plan, Fathy said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. 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