JET2 is restarting flights to a Brit-loved holiday destination for the first time in more than a decade.
The airline will start flights to two destinations in Egypt, after scrapping routes back in 2011.
The Egyptian Cabinet Presidency has reported that there will be seven weekly flights to both Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada with Jet2 from 2027.
It added that Brits can get to the two cities from Birmingham, Manchester and London Stansted which will each offer two flights a week.
There will also be a weekly flight to Sharm El Sheikh from Edinburgh and a weekly flight to Hurghada from Glasgow.
Reports say Jet2 CEO Steve Heapy and Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy met at World Travel Market London earlier this month to discuss the flights.
The Minister reportedly described the new flights as a significant step towards boosting British tourism to Egypt.
Details have also been published on Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Facebook page.
A spokesperson for Jet2 told Sun Travel: “As the UK’s favourite airline and tour operator, we continually review our flight and holiday programmes to ensure that they meet the needs of our customers.
“We are in the process of finalising a very exciting programme to Egypt and we will communicate the details, including a fantastic launch offer, with customers next week.
“With guaranteed sunshine and a great launch offer coming, our advice is to watch this space!”
While it’s not the first time that Jet2 has operated flights to Egypt, but has been 14 years since the last ones took off.
Jet2 previously offered flights to both Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada, but these were pulled in 2011.
Egypt remains a very popular tourist destination for Brits, especially the Red Sea resort towns which are known for their stretching sandy beaches and plush holiday resorts.
In just five hours Brits can enjoy sun, sea and sand as well as affordable food and drink.
Of course the resort cities are perfect for winter sun as during the colder season there are average highs of 22C – even in December and January.
During the summer it’s very hot with temperatures reaching 38C.
In recent years, Egypt has been named the ‘best value for money’ destination, according to the Post Office Travel Money.
Brits stopped going to Egypt as much – leading to the 2011 flight cancellations – due to conflict within the region.
This was the year that the Egyptian Revolution started with demonstrations happening all over the country.
Some resorts were still visited, but then in 2015 there was a terror attack on a Russian passenger plane which killed all 224 onboard.
As a result, flights from the UK were stopped for at least four years, with TUI reintroducing holiday packages in 2019.
This was following the UK Foreign Office issuing new guidance which said certain destinations were considered safe with upgrades to things like airport security.
Now, many fly to Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada, like EgyptAir, easyJet, TUI, Wizz Air, British Airways, and Turkish Airlines.
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