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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

They sphinx it’s all over: Wizz Air and easyJet square up with flights from Luton to the pyramids in Egypt

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Luton to Sphinx International Airport may sound an implausible flight link. But from October two of Europe’s biggest budget airlines will go head to head on the route from Bedfordshire to Cairo’s second airport.

Fares between the UK and the Egyptian capital are tumbling as a result, with return tickets available for under £120 on Wizz Air in November.

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