Egypt’s Cairo Airport Company and Singapore’s Changi Airports International (CAI) have signed two MoUs to help develop Cairo International Airport. CAI will provide feasibility studies for the design, operation, management and marketing of the logistics village, which is set to be located around the airport.

The logistics city will contribute to increasing the air cargo capacity at the Cairo-based airport.

This came in a Ministry of Civil Aviation said in statement on last week. The 2 MoUs were signed in Singapore in the presence of Egypt’s Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Abbas Helmi.

As per the MoUs signed, Changi Airports International will also provide effective solutions to develop Cairo International Airport and improve the quality of services provided to passengers.

The upgrade of Cairo International Airport is part the ministry’s plans to modernize all Egyptian airports' services and introduce the latest technologies that promote the level of services offered to passengers, the ministry said.

Trade volume between Egypt and Singapore rose 120% in 2021, totaling $677 million, up from $307 million during 2020.