Enterprise AM
24 Oct 2025
The first phase of Egypt’s plan to lure in private investors to develop, manage, and operate Egyptian airports will offer up five airports, Al Arabiya reported, citing unnamed sources it says have knowledge of the matter. Cairo International Airport, Sphinx International Airport, El Alamein International Airport, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, and Hurghada International Airport are on offer for private sector investments, the sources said.
Luxor, Aswan airports to follow in later phases: The government also plans to hand over management of Luxor and Aswan airports to private sector operators in subsequent phases, with plans to develop Aswan International Airport into a hub for sub-Saharan African flights, one of the sources said.
Private sector to run operations, not own assets: The sources reiterated Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Sameh Elhefny’s remarks that the airports are not for sale and remain under the sovereignty of the Egyptian state. Instead, the offering involves the management and operation of the commercial activities within the airports...
