04/08/2008
Al-Ahram Newspaper 2008/AUGUST /04
Al-Alam Alyom Newspaper 2008/JULY /26
Lets face it, the traffic in Egypt is terrible! The day to day routines of ones life are dramatically delayed by the immobility of traffic. Whilst this can lead to frustration on a daily basis for the citizens of Egypt, the main priority is for the emergency services and investment businessmen whose time is of the essence. There has been talks of a solution, involving the establishment of the ‘air taxi’ and ‘air ambulance’ – sounds reasonable considering the minimal amount of traffic in the sky. ( Available in Arabic – German in PDF )
Two projects which await a promising future, described as a cultural leap that would place Egypt among advanced countries. The ‘air ambulance’ provides integrated services for the sick and injured, whilst avoiding the delays of traffic jams. Thus, this method of emergency transport considerably reduces the time factor which is of the essence in saving lives. The ‘air taxi’ enables investment businessmen to work more efficiently, as for them too, time is of the essence. This method of transportation will become a link between cities and industrial zones. However, a considerable amount of planning is involves in order to make the reality of these services amount to the expectations placed upon them. Plus the question now is: which of these developed methods of transport is of the highest priority?