Marsa Alam airport cut landing and parking fees at the start of November
The reductions also cover take-off charges and are intended to draw more airlines. A hotel chamber board member says average Marsa Alam occupancy passed 85% in the first half of November.
15 November 2026
Marsa Alam International Airport has been applying lower landing, take-off and parking fees since the start of November, a step meant to encourage airlines to run more flights to the city. The size of the reduction was not given.
Rami Fayez, a board member of the Hotel Establishments Chamber at the Egyptian Federation of Tourism Chambers, said cheaper aircraft services should make the airport more attractive to carriers. He put average hotel occupancy in Marsa Alam above 85% for the first half of November.
Fayez expects arrivals to rise further in the second half of the month, mainly from European markets, and says Marsa Alam hotels have taken good bookings for Christmas and New Year. He said traffic so far in 2026 has run ahead of the same period last year despite political tensions in the region.