North Africa


BRIGHTER HORIZONS


Carriers and tourists have been shunning the resorts of North Africa following a wave of terror attacks. Industry consultants ASM (Airport Strategy & Marketing) looks more closely at this trend WORDS NIGEL MAYES


ASM DESTINATIONS


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he impact upon tourism and the drop in air traffic to Egypt, Turkey and Tunisia has not


been far from the news over the past six months. As ISIS activity grows across North Africa, it has led to a devastating impact upon the region’s tourism – the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) shows that visits to North Africa fell by 8% in 2015. The decline has occurred as the security threat level increases, particularly in Egypt and Tunisia where high profile terror attacks have


made passenger safety a key issue. Investigations continue into last month’s


crash of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 between Paris and Cairo. This came six weeks after the hijacking of another of the airline’s A320s, en route between Alexandria and Cairo, and again brought the safety of air transportation in Egypt back into the spotlight. An Egyptian citizen, named by authorities as Seif El Din Mustafa, took control of flight MS181 on March 29 while on a domestic flight to the capital. He demanded the aircraft be rerouted


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