An-Najah News - Egypt announced it will reopen its airports for scheduled international traffic on July01 after suspending regular flights in March due to the coronavirus pandemic as the civil aviation minister said on Sunday.

Mohammad Ennaba confirmed in a news conference that flights would resume gradually at all airports from the start of July.

He said that foreign tourism would be limited to resorts in three coastal provinces, after the government said on Thursday it would reopen Egypt’s main seaside resorts for international flights and foreign tourists from July.

Ennaba and Tourism Minister Khaled al-Anani outlined measures to be taken inside planes, at airports and in hotels to help to ensure the health and safety of foreign tourists.

Travellers from countries with high rates of coronavirus infections, based on World Health Organization (WHO) assessments, need to be tested before coming to Egypt, the ministers said.