Cairo - MENA
Civil Aviation Minister Wael Maadawi on Saturday said hot-air balloon flights will be resumed starting from April after setting more security procedures.
In a press release, Maadawi asserted that flights of the company owning the doomed hot-air balloon will not be resumed until ongoing investigations are finalized.
Meantime, Maadawi denied news reports that a businessman has rented two airplanes belonging to EgyptAir Company.
He added that the ministry will see a number of changes in the leaderships of some companies affiliated to the ministry in the coming weeks.
In February, a balloon caught fire and plummeted 1,000 feet into a sugar cane field west of Luxor, killing 19 tourists.