Egypt’s Copts set to resume trips to Jerusalem after two-year hiatus
In light of an Egyptian-Israeli rapprochement, Coptic flights to Jerusalem returned after a two-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Amid a recent Egyptian-Israeli rapprochement and after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, Copts are now allowed again to travel to Jerusalem to visit the holy sites for Easter.
On Feb. 11, the Egyptian Federation of Tourist Chambers announced it would issue visas for Coptic pilgrims to Jerusalem.
Wajeeh Rizkallah, a member of the General Assembly of the Chamber of Tourism Companies, told the Egyptian newspaper Al-Watan that tourism companies are working on paperwork for Coptic pilgrimage trips to Jerusalem. The minimum age this year is 41, he said, which was determined by the Egyptian security authorities. Air travel will be the only means of transportation.
Rizkallah further said, “The number of tourism companies organizing Copts’ trips to Jerusalem is 30, and the ticket prices are set at a minimum of 30,000 Egyptian pounds [$1,900] for the one-week program.”
