Conflict & Security
Body of Egyptian flight attendant killed in Riyadh airport attack arrives in Alexandria
October 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM · Updated 3d ago
13 reports · over 17 hours
The body of Egyptian flight attendant Azza Ramzy arrived in Alexandria early Tuesday, after she was killed in an attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.
- Ramzy's remains arrived at Alexandria International Airport from Qassim Airport in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
- Her death resulted from the attack that targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
- Family members received the body on the airport grounds and will transport it to her hometown for burial.
- Civil Aviation Minister Sameh El-Hefny directed authorities to expedite customs and administrative procedures for the handover.
- Ramzy was a 28-year-old Egyptian who worked for Saudi airline Flynas.
- The Riyadh airport attack killed 12 people and injured 309, prompting Saudi authorities to suspend operations.
- The governor of Beheira and Ramzy's family in Mahmoudiyah mourned her as funeral arrangements proceed.
- Ramzy's body arrived at her family home in Al-Ataf in Beheira's Mahmoudiya district, where preparations are underway for her funeral and burial.
- Ramzy's last phone call to her father came three days before her death, when she asked about his broken hand.
- Ramzy's funeral took place Tuesday after noon prayers in her home village of Al-Ataf in Beheira.
- Her body was carried from her family home wrapped in her white wedding dress, days before her scheduled wedding.
- Her father and brother led thousands of mourners in the funeral procession, the sources said.











