Keep up to date with the latest on flight disruptions across the Middle East here.
Which airways are flying out and in of Egypt?
Most worldwide airways stay affected by Middle East airspace closures, although none have particularly suspended service to Egypt on the time of writing, Wednesday 4 March, 6pm GMT. Several Gulf-based airways are presently working with a really restricted flight schedule, together with Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways, that means flights operated by them into key Egyptian tourism hubs, together with Cairo, Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh, Alexandria and Hurghada are seemingly to be affected by delays, rescheduling or cancellation.
What are overseas governments advising?
United States: As of Thursday, the US Department of State web site has positioned travel to Egypt at a Level 2 advisory, urging travellers to “exercise increased caution” within the nation, with sure areas designated as Level 4, that means don’t travel beneath any circumstances.
United Kingdom: The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises in opposition to all travel to elements of Egypt together with the Egypt-Libya border, North Sinai, the northern a part of South Sinai, the jap a part of Ismailiyah Governorate, Hala’ib Triangle and Bir Tawil Trapezoid, and the Western Desert aside from sure areas similar to Luxor, Qina, Aswan, Abu Simbel, and the Valley of the Kings.
Australia: On the entire, the Australian government advises travellers train a excessive diploma of warning when travelling to Egypt with warnings to rethink travel to the South Sinai Governorate aside from the southern coastal space of Sharm el Sheikh, the Ismailiyah Governorate east of the Suez Canal, areas of the West of the Nile Valley and Nile Delta areas, and the Haila’ib Triangle and inside 20 kilometers of the southern border with Sudan. There is a “do not travel” advisory for the Governorate of North Sinai, together with the Taba-Suez Road, or inside 40 kilometres of Egypt’s border with Libya.
Canada: The Canadian government presently advises travellers to train a excessive diploma of warning when travelling to Egypt, with further region-specific advisories. The advisory notes to keep away from all non-essential travel to the northern a part of the Governorate of South Sinai and to keep away from all travel to the Western desert and Libyan border space in addition to Northern Sinai.
How does this have an effect on travel insurance coverage?
Most commonplace travel insurance coverage insurance policies depend on government-issued “do not travel” advisories to set off cancellations or claims. Current warnings and advisories from governments might have an effect on travel insurance coverage if they don’t seem to be adhered to. Travellers are urged to sustain to date with their authorities’s latest advice earlier than travelling. If your journey is impacted, see our full information to what travel insurance covers during airspace closures.
Should you cancel your journey to Egypt?
Tom Baker, a Condé Nast Traveler travel specialist with purchasers presently on a Nile River cruise, says “no operators have cancelled future tours at this juncture; however, calls have been abundant asking what future plans are in place and frankly, we don’t know as things can change quickly.”