Egypt Air will conduct 25 additional flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada, and Marsa Alam during Eid el-Fitr, according to the chairman of Egypt Air Express. Helmy Rizk said the flights would run from August 31 to September 4. There will be 12 flights from Cairo and Alexandria to Sharm el-Sheikh, 12 flights from Cairo and Alexandria to Hurghada, and an additional flight to Marsa Alam. These flights are in addition to the ten normally scheduled daily flights to Hurghada and the 12 normally scheduled flights to Sharm el-Sheikh Rizk added that adding additional flights during holidays encourages domestic tourism within Egypt.