Hurghada also makes a convenient base should ... Makadi Bay, Old Vic and Merritt Beach, as well as dozens of private hotel beaches. Down the coast, the resort of Soma Bay is a haven for water ...

The place in question is Hurghada in Egypt. It sits along the Red Sea coast and has recently transformed from a small fishing village into one of Egypt’s most popular beach destinations.

The distance of 2,346 nautical miles exceeds the carrier’s current longest route serving an English airport between Manchester and the Egyptian beach resort town of Hurghada. However ...