My 19 year old granddaughter was scheduled to leave for Giza Egypt from JFK at 6pm yesterday. She was going with her best friend and her best friend’s mother who is the Dean of a college and a world traveler. Thank God they got word two hours before take off and cancelled their trip.
yes, they are lucky.
On October 31, 1999 the Cairo bound flight from New York crashed into the Atlantic. We flew the following Sunday. We decided that the odds of it happening twice in one week were nearly nil.
I was in Luxor and the Valley of the Kings on the anniversary of the November 17, 1997 attack on tourists.
Egypt is one of the most amazing places on Earth! I would recommend it to anyone. I think if one travels wisely one can still run into problems anywhere. There are parts of DC, NYC, LA or Chicago where you would be in far greater danger than in Giza.
Egypt is trying to modernize and is working for peace in the region. The radical elements there want to disrupt that progress, certainly. Dissuading tourists is one of their goals.
I would say to anyone, if you get the chance to visit, GO! It is truly a wonder and most of the people we met were very warm and friendly!