Fly to Marsa Alam

Marsa Alam is another city in Egypt which grew from a small fishing village to a tourist attraction. It is located along the Red Sed. Although it is still not as popular as Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada, there are people who believe this city will be able to become another popular tourist destination in Egypt. This city has a tropical environment with mangroves, sea coasts with barrier coral reefs and palm trees. Apart from the environment, there are a few monuments which attract tourists, including the Emerald Mines and Temple of Seti I. There are projects being carried out to further develop this city into a larger tourism city of Egypt. The airport in Marsa Alam started off very small with only one departure gate. It has been upgraded to Marsa Alam International Airport and is the first airport to be owned privately in Egypt. The destinations of flights from this airport are London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Dubai, Kuwait, Beirut, Rome and Jeddah. This airport has facilities such as restaurants, duty free shops, halls, banks and rescue facilities. Currently, this airport can accommodate up to 4 million passengers per year. The Marsa Alam International Airport accommodates both domestic and international flights. Domestic flights are for those traveling to Hurghada, Cairo and Sharm as listed in its official website. With the advancement of internet technology, one can search for cheap airfares online. Furthermore, banks offer online banking and with the ever increasing popularity of credit cards, payment can be made without leaving the computer desk. Searching for agents via Google Search Engine resulted in a huge amount of websites offering cheap airline fares. Clicking into one of the websites, the cheapest airfare starts from USD308, an offer by Airflights. Other airlines providing flights to Marsa Alam are Thomson Fly and Thomas Cook Airlines.