Cairo International Airport
Airport authorities seize weapons from Spanish diplomat
Egypt
August 12, 2011
Airport authorities seize weapons from Spanish diplomat
Cairo International Airport authorities this week seized two pistols and a number of live bullets found on a Spanish diplomat…
Israeli security team inspects Cairo airport before El Al flights resume
Egypt
August 8, 2011
Israeli security team inspects Cairo airport before El Al flights resume
The Israeli Embassy in Cairo on Monday sent a security team to Cairo International Airport to examine passenger security and…
164 Egyptians return from Libya, escaping turmoil
Egypt
August 2, 2011
164 Egyptians return from Libya, escaping turmoil
Two Tunisian planes arrived in Cairo Tuesday morning, carrying 164 Egyptians who had fled turmoil in Libya to Tunisia.
Cairo Int’l Airport gets first civilian chair in 50 years
Egypt
July 26, 2011
Cairo Int’l Airport gets first civilian chair in 50 years
Egypt has appointed a civilian chairman for Cairo International Airport Co. for the first time in 50 years after pressure…
Aviation workers threaten to strike and partially close airspace
Business
July 21, 2011
Aviation workers threaten to strike and partially close airspace
Dozens of aviation workers continued their protest at Cairo International Airport Thursday to demand the sacking of the head of…
Airport arrivals, departures rebound to pre-revolution rates
Egypt
July 18, 2011
Airport arrivals, departures rebound to pre-revolution rates
The number of arrivals and departures through Cairo International Airport has returned to its normal rate, an airport source said…
Attempt to smuggle Islamic, Coptic relics thwarted
Egypt
July 17, 2011
Attempt to smuggle Islamic, Coptic relics thwarted
Cairo airport authorities on Tuesday stopped an attempt to smuggle ancient Islamic, Coptic relics and manuscripts out of Egypt. In…
Air traffic controllers reach deal with military council to suspend strike
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Air traffic controllers reach deal with military council to suspend strike
Cairo International Airport air traffic controllers announced they would suspend a strike they scheduled for Thursday to protest, following a…
Wife of former regime figure stopped at airport
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Wife of former regime figure stopped at airport
Cairo International Airport authorities on Monday prevented Abla Salama, the wife of Ahmed Ezz, a steel industry tycoon and former…
Air traffic controllers threaten to strike Thursday
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Air traffic controllers threaten to strike Thursday
Cairo International Airport traffic controllers threatened to go on strike for several hours on Thursday, closing the air space to…