Egypt to allow Jazeera Airways flights

10 April 2011

The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority has granted Kuwait's budget carrier Jazeera Airways the approval to land in Cairo, after the airline agreed to abandon its low cost policy according to Egyptian regulations, Kuna has reported. These conditions include complying with the country's pricing policies, and adding a separate business passenger class to planes, among other regulations to do with flight reservations. Egypt does not allow low-cost airlines into the country on fears they would affect the performance of state airline, Egypt Air, Sameh Al-Hafni, head of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority, said.

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