Photo courtesy of EgyptAir.
In a statement, the national carrier advised passengers to arrive at airport terminals well ahead of their scheduled departure times to complete travel procedures smoothly.
The company also noted that customers can contact EgyptAir’s call center for any inquiries regarding flight schedules or services.
Egypt is set to switch to wintertime on Thursday, 31 October, turning its clocks back by one hour at midnight, shifting from GMT+3 to GMT+2, as has been the case since April.
This seasonal time change comes within Egypt’s effort to reduce energy consumption as winter approaches, a measure that aligns with similar policies in various parts of the world.
Egypt first implemented Daylight Saving Time (DST), or "summertime," in 1957, applying it intermittently over the following decades.
The last use of DST was in 2014 due to electricity shortages at the time.
After years without the seasonal time adjustment, Egypt reintroduced DST in April 2023.
The Egyptian cabinet cited a projected 10 percent reduction in electricity consumption as the reason for bringing it back.
DST lasts between the last Friday of April and the last Thursday of October.
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