Egypt and Slovenia Are Studying Turning the Ljubljana–Hurghada Charters Into Scheduled Flights

Egypt and Slovenia are looking at turning the existing charter flights between Ljubljana and Hurghada into scheduled services. Nothing has been agreed, and no airline, start date or frequency has been announced.

Civil Aviation Minister Sameh El-Hefny received Slovenia's ambassador to Cairo at the ministry's headquarters, where the two sides discussed cooperation in civil aviation and stronger air links between the two countries. That included studying the conversion of the Ljubljana–Hurghada charter flights into scheduled flights, which both sides said would support tourism and trade.

The meeting was attended by Sameh Fawzy, head of the Civil Aviation Authority, Salma El-Tahan, who runs the authority's air transport sector, and Lamia Samy, the ministry's director general for international relations.

The agreement behind it

The two sides reviewed where the draft bilateral air transport agreement stands, along with the technical discussions still needed to reach an agreed text and complete the required procedures. According to the readout, finishing it would give airlines wider scope to run scheduled flights between the two countries. Cooperation in air cargo was discussed as well.

El-Hefny said completing the technical talks with the Slovenian side could open new areas of cooperation and widen air connectivity. The ambassador said Slovenia wants closer civil aviation cooperation with Egypt, that better connectivity supports travel and tourism ties, and that Egypt's mix of beach destinations and heritage and cultural sites makes it attractive to Slovenian travellers, leaving room for more arrivals from Slovenia.

What it means for travellers now

Nothing changes yet. The Ljubljana–Hurghada link remains a charter operation, and the readout sets no timetable for the bilateral agreement and names no airline or date for any scheduled service.