President Hosni Mubarak inaugurates today Luxor International Airport after its renovation.

    On the occasion, the President will give a speech that would address tourism industry in Egypt, spokesman for the presidency ambassador Suleiman Awad said.

    He added that President Mubarak issued yesterday a decision restructuring the Hgher Council of Tourism and he will head the council in its new formation. Minister of Civil Aviation Ahmed Shafik said that the renovations of Luxor International Airport included an additional passengers terminal that cost LE 450 million.

    The airport can process seven million passengers annually, according to Shafik.

    He said the renovated Luxor airport is now one of the best in Egypt and an asset for the historical and tourist status of the city.

    He added that the project fell within the government’s policy to develop all the Egyptian airports to serve tourism, especially in tourist cities such as Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada and Sharm el- Sheikh.

    The airport is equipped with the latest technology systems and facilities.