Transport union wants tighter safety checks on Cairo–Hurghada buses
The General Union for Transport Workers says inspections should verify driving hours, rest periods and a qualified relief driver on long routes, not just licences and paperwork.
2 November 2026
Egypt's General Union for Workers in Transport, Communications and Tourist Vehicles has called for tighter oversight of the companies running long-distance passenger buses, naming the Cairo–Hurghada service in both directions.
In its statement the union put the question directly: "Before you ask about the cause of accidents, ask: where is the relief driver?" It said a driver should not be treated as someone able to keep going without stopping, and that fatigue and lost concentration call for preventive measures rather than a reaction after a disaster.
Inspections should confirm that safety requirements are actually applied, the union said, not simply that licences and documents are in order. It asked for:
- more traffic and inspection campaigns on passenger lines, beginning with the long routes
- checks on driving hours and the rest periods drivers are entitled to
- a qualified standby driver on trips where the rules require one
- legal action where violations are found
No company is named in the statement and it carries no inspection figures. These are the union's demands: the source records no change to the rules now in force, and no response from the transport companies or the authorities.