Cairo International Airport, the second busiest airport in Africa after Johannesburg International Airport of South Africa, has finished construction and design of the new Terminal 3.  According to the airport Egyptair and all Star Alliance members will move to the new terminal in the coming months. Flights departing to Asmara Eritrea with Egyptair will change from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 by the 17. June.2009. The new facilities are going to reduce the transfer times at Cairo Airport to 45 minutes for international flights. This will enable the airport to meet the increasing passenger demand, which uses Cairo as a transfer hub between Europe and Africa.

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