Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Unrest in Egypt to affect flights??

Country forums / Africa / Egypt

Hi guys,

I've got a connecting flight going through Cairo in late September. I had not even really considered that the unrest in Egypt might affect flights until a friend told me she hoped I'd still be able to fly...

Do you think there is ground for worry?

Thanks in advance

transit flights are not affected by security problem.

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At the moment, you wouldn't have problems to make it. In the future, who knows what will happen?

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....... the Airport should be secure, its strategically important to the "government", its security of the up-most importance. However, there's always a chance of an attack by a desperate and determined individual, might come from within the ranks of the security forces, as it did when President Sadet was assassinated.

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Thanks for the input guys! I'll keep my fingers corssed

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I transited through Cairo yesterday on my way back home from Sharm and there are no issues whatsoever.

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