JEDDAH, 30 October — EgyptAir held a special function at Red Sea Palace Hotel to welcome Sameer Muhammad Khaleel, director general of EgyptAir for the Kingdom and the Middle East and to bid farewell to Hassan Mufti, its manager for the Kingdom who is leaving the country. Representatives of travel and tour operators, hotels and Haj organizers were among those present. Khaleel said the airline had made remarkable progress in terms of comprehensive ticketing and tourism services.