During a meeting with Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi and Civil Aviation Minister Sameh El Hefny, Madbouly stressed the need for continued cooperation to secure petroleum products for airports and support the expansion of Egypt's aviation sector, according to the cabinet.
The meeting focused on maintaining fuel supplies during periods of peak demand, including the Hajj and Umrah seasons and the summer tourism season, when air traffic is at its highest.
Officials also reviewed progress on Egypt's sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project, which is being developed jointly by the petroleum and civil aviation ministries. The project aims to produce lower-emission aviation fuel as part of the country's broader efforts to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector.
Badawi said Egypt was upgrading aircraft refuelling stations at airports and expanding fuel infrastructure to accommodate growing passenger traffic and demand.
He added that Egypt's refineries currently meet domestic demand for jet fuel and said the petroleum sector had the capacity to increase production during peak travel periods.
The meeting comes as airlines continue to monitor global fuel markets amid warnings from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) following recent disruptions to energy supplies in the Middle East, where regional tensions, particularly the US-Israeli war on Iran, have raised concerns over fuel prices and supply chains.
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