Direct Flights From London to Luxor to Resume After 10 Year Pause

Luxor International Airport will begin welcoming direct flights from London Gatwick Airport, operated by EasyJet, one of the United Kingdom’s (UK) largest budget airlines. The flights will run twice weekly, every Monday and Thursday, starting 1 November.. Mohamed Hassan, a member of the Luxor Chamber of Travel and Tourism Companies,  told Al Masry Al Youm that this initiative is “exciting”, as it comes after nearly a decade-long hiatus to the London-Luxor route.  To attract more tourists to the route, a new advertising campaign was launched in London, featuring individuals dressed as the ancient Egyptian god Anubis, promoting the different attractions of Luxor.  The return of these flights is expected to significantly increase the number of British tourists visiting Luxor, a city renowned for its ancient temples and tombs, including the iconic Valley of the Kings and the Karnak Temple.  The move also reflects EasyJet’s broader strategy to diversify its winter destinations across Europe and North Africa. The company is also expanding its services to Egypt with new winter flights to Sharm El Sheikh from Liverpool. This will allow EasyJet to operate more seats to Egypt from the UK than any…

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