Egypt hires consultancy firm to conduct security review of airports
83 views · Published 23 December 2015 · 5:27 · Indexed 26 October 2026
Channel: CGTN Africa · 2015 · News & Politics
Egypt has ordered a review of airport security. This is in the wake of the Russian plane crash late October where 224 people died. The crash in the Sinai Peninsula hit Egypt's tourism sector hard, with some airlines suspending flights to Sharm al-Sheikh. The security review to be done by global consultancy Control Risks aims to help restore confidence and revive tourism which is a key foreign currency earner for cash-strapped Egypt. The London-based consultancy will begin with assessments of security at Cairo and Sharm al-Sheikh, which receive high numbers of foreign travelers, but would also review security at other Egyptian airports. Speaking at a Press Conference the country's Tourism Minister however said that the audit did not did not mean there are doubts over Egypt's airport security measures
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