Marsa
Alam International Airport welcomes the first Yanair flight, on Sunday 29th
of October 2017, carrying on board 171 Ukrainian
passengers, to Marsa Alam city, which is the favored destination for the
Ukrainians, specially, in the winter season.
The aircraft was welcomed by water cannons, to mark the arrival of the flight, as a
part of the international protocol, of the first arrival of an aircraft to an
airport, and the passengers were greeted with flowers from the moment of
arrival.The arrival ceremony was displayed on the airport’s screens.
The
launch of a new airline route comes as part of the airport’s efforts to revive
and As a part of EMAK (Marsa Alam international airport) marketing development efforts to increase number of flights to Marsa Alam airports.
“The
airport management provided the facilitation of all the procedures needed for
the passengers” General Hany Okab, the Chairman of EMAK Marsa Alam Airport
company, declared. “the management will provide a high standard of services
starting from the aircraft arrival, passing through all airport check in
procedures for all passengers” he added.“the launch of new routes
reveals and confirms the success for the airport’s management in attracting
more touristic trips and international airlines to the area” he added.
Yanair
will operate 3 flights, on weekly basis, on a Boeing 737-400 type and Airbus
321.