First EgyptAir Flight from Cairo to Port Sudan Lands

Egypt's national carrier, EgyptAir, landed for the first time in months at the Port Sudan International Airport Tuesday, following the inauguration of a new international flight route between Cairo and Port Sudan, Sudan. Passengers disembarked from the Boeing 737 aircraft and were greeted on arrival by Egypt's Consul General in Port Sudan, Sameh Farouk, who said the "flight will make it easier for our Sudanese brothers to travel to Egypt." Red Sea State Governor Fathallah Haj Ahmed said the flights signals to "the whole world that Sudan is safe and stable," adding that "its 100% safe for international airlines to resume flights to Sudan."