Marsa Alam airport has received 171 Ukranian tourists, who were on board a flight operated by the Ryanair airline, the head of the airport's media office Mohamed Taman said on Sunday.

Three flights a week will be operated through the new air route, he added.

The new air route comes as part of the airport’s efforts to revive the tourism movement and open up new air routes for the south of the Red Sea, he noted.

Source: MENA