Board Chairman of Cairo International Airport Ahmed Geneina said that a sum of EGP50 million has been allocated for purchasing special surveillance cameras of the latest technology to secure the fences of Cairo International Airport. The new cameras, which have already been fixed along the terminal’s fences, are operated by ultraviolet rays, some are stable and others are mobile to monitor all sides of the fences from different angles, he said, adding that security shifts have been assigned around the clock to secure the fences 24/7.
Fixing electronic devices to gates of Cairo International Airport is being mulled in order to detect explosives inside vehicles heading for the terminal, he said, adding that all new devices are to be carried out soon to allow for the full monitoring of vehicles from all sides and taking images from the inside. They can detect explosives from a distance, he added.
Internal preparations for Terminal 2, to be completed by the end of this year, have begun. The terminal will be inaugurated early next year, he said, adding that the majority of companies that operated at Terminal 2 before its reconstruction have begun signing contracts with the Airport Company to move to the new building.
Airline companies, members of the SkyTeam and OneWorld consortium operating at Cairo International Airport will all be moved to Terminal 2 to operate during the first quarter of next year. The companies that have already signed contracts for offices at the new building are namely the British Airways, Emirates, Gulf Air, Saudia, Kuwait Airways, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Air France, Aeroflot, Alitalia, Middle East Airlines and KLM. These companies are part of 41 companies operating now at Terminal 1, he explained.
Meanwhile, Geneina said the company has realised a net profit amounting to EGP400 million. Terminal 4, allocated to private airlines and special services, achieved EGP18 million, while EGP357 million were achieved due to adding one pound to the departure fees paid by passengers, which are $5 each, after the increase in the number of passengers using the terminal, nearly two million more passengers than last year. However, there is still a budget deficit of EGP300 million expected to be over within the coming couple of years.
