19名旅客的生命最后一刻，定格在2月26日、埃及南部旅游胜地卢克索上空。

19 passengers life the last moment,On February 26th/Southern Egypt luxor, a popular tourist destination.

　　26日发生在卢克索的热气球爆炸事故，造成包括9名中国香港游客在内的19人遇难，另有两人受伤。据外媒报道，埃及已宣布暂停卢克索所有热气球观光服务。埃及国内航空局着手对这起事故展开调查。

26 explosion accident occurred in luxor balloon,Cause, including nine Chinese Hong Kong tourists, 19 people were killed,Two people were injured.According to foreign media reports,Egypt has announced a pause in luxor was all hot air balloon Tours.Egypt's domestic aviation administration to begin an investigation into the accident.

　　有舆论担心，事故可能会使本已困顿的埃及旅游业雪上加霜。

There are fears,Accident may lead to the already difficult Egypt's tourism industry.

　　不安全的热气球 Unsafe balloons

　　卢克索是埃及中南部城市，坐落在开罗以南670多公里处的埃及尼罗河畔，有着“宫殿之城”的美誉。乘坐热气球在日出时分鸟瞰尼罗河两岸的众多神庙、宫殿和国王陵墓是当地一项颇负盛名的旅游项目。

Luxor is south-central city of Egypt,Located in Cairo Egypt more than 670 kilometers south of the Nile,Has a"The city of palaces"The reputation of the.In a balloon in the temple of sunrise have a bird's eye view of the Banks of the Nile river/And king mausoleum palace is a great local tourism projects.

　　不过，卢克索热气球驾驶员艾哈迈德·哈桑称，热气球是较为危险的旅游项目，其安全性受风向、气候以及驾驶员技术等多重因素影响，事故时有发生。当地的热气球通常情况下最多定员16人。

but,Luxor balloon pilot ahmed hassan said,Hot air balloon is relatively dangerous tourism projects,Its security under the direction of the wind/Multiple factors such as climate, and driver technology,Accidents happen.Local hot air balloon typically complement 16 people at most.

　　据外媒报道，在卢克索经营热气球项目的商家很不正规，无论是否取得资质，当地很多商家都在搞热气球的旅游项目。埃及星际旅行社的副总裁伍萨玛26日接受媒体采访时表示，卢克索经营热气球项目的公司很多，一些公司在资质上存在问题，从而构成安全隐患。

According to foreign media reports,In luxor to operate balloon project business is not very formal,No matter whether qualification,Many local businesses are doing balloon tourism projects.Egypt interstellar travel, vice President of wu samar. 26, said in an interview with the media,Luxor many operate balloon project company,Some companies there is a problem on the qualification,So as to constitute a safety hazard.

　　香港媒体也于26日引述香港理工大学工程学系工程师卢觉强的分析称，热气球的保养非常重要，气球会因热力或使用时间长而老化，容易爆裂而漏气。估计这次意外事故可能与热气球老化有关。

Hong Kong media also quoted in 26 the Hong Kong polytechnic university engineering department engineers Lu Jiao analysis said,Hot air balloon is very important to maintain,The balloon will aging due to heating or use time long,Easy to burst and leakage.Estimate the accident may be associated with hot air ageing.

　　实际上，由于设备陈旧，卢克索地区热气球项目的安全性就一直受到质疑，而且此次不是该地区第一次发生热气球事故。《第一财经日报》记者整理发现，从2007年到2009年，卢克索地区每年均有热气球坠落事故发生，并且有游客在其中受伤。

In fact,Due to the outdated equipment,Blanket luxor balloon has been questioned the safety of the project,And this is not the first time the region balloon accident.[First financial daily]Reporter finishing found,From 2007 to 2007,Luxor area have balloon crash accidents every year,And in which tourists were injured.

　　2009年的事故发生后，埃及当局意识到热气球的安全隐患，暂停了国王谷附近的热气球观光活动6个月，其间还采取一系列安全措施，包括让当地8家公司的42名驾驶员接受安全培训，设置统一的热气球起飞地点，限制同时在天空中飞行的热气球数量不能超过8个等。

2009 years after the accident,The Egyptian authorities aware of balloon safe hidden trouble,Suspended the king valley near the hot air balloon Tours and activities for six months,It has also taken a series of safety measures,Including local 42 drivers of eight companies accept safety training,Unified the hot-air balloon took off site,Limit number of balloon flying in the sky at the same time can not more than eight, etc.

　旅游业再度承压 Tourism again under pressure

　　历经持续动荡的埃及正试图“恢复元气”，但此次事故可能将直接打击本已困顿的埃及旅游业，进而影响经济发展。埃及安全部门官员称，这是外国游客在埃及遭遇伤亡最惨重的恶性事故之一，可能将使占埃及经济重要地位的旅游业进一步衰退。

After continuing unrest in Egypt is trying to"recover",But the accident will directly affect the already difficult Egypt's tourism industry,Will affect economic development.Egyptian security officials said,This is foreign tourists in Egypt one of the deadliest malignant accidents,Probably will make tourism further decline of Egypt's economy important position.

　　自2011年埃及政治风暴以来，旅游业就一直在低谷徘徊。目前卢克索虽处于旅游旺季，但酒店入住率仅有两成半。

Egypt's political storm since 2011,Tourism has been wandering in the trough.Luxor is now in the peak tourist season,But the hotel occupancy rate is only twenty percent.

　　据统计，自从2011年1月份埃及局势动荡以来，埃及外汇主要来源旅游业的损失巨大，已经超过25亿美元。2012年，赴埃外国游客数量约1150万人，旅游业收入约为100亿美元。而在局势动荡之前的2010年，赴埃外国游客数量达到1470万，旅游业收入125亿美元。

According to the statistics,Since January 2011 since the unrest in Egypt,Egypt's main source of foreign exchange of tourism,Has more than $2.5 billion.In 2012,,Number of foreign visitors to Egypt about 11.5 million people,Tourism income of about $10 billion.And before the turmoil in 2010,A total of 14.7 million foreign visitors to Egypt,Tourism income is $12.5 billion.

　　事实上，穆兄会成员穆尔西上台后，埃及社会依然分歧严重，街头游行示威不断。今年2月初，美国就曾对埃及旅游发出警告。美国媒体说，埃及人对新政府的不满严重削弱了埃及旅游部门的管理能力，很多在旅游部门工作的埃及人也抱怨收入不如从前。

In fact,,Members of the brotherhood can mursi took office,Egyptian society is still deeply divided,Street demonstrations.In early February,America has warned of Egypt's tourism.American media said,Egypt people's dissatisfaction with the government seriously weakened the tourist sector management capacity,Many people work in the tourism sector in Egypt also complain that income is not what it used to be.

　　甚至还有西方媒体报道称，2011年“革命”推翻穆巴拉克的统治后，埃及的许多法律不被人遵守，因此，“旅游部门很难在卢克索等地展现自己的权威”。

And even western media reported,In 2011,"The revolution"After that toppled Mr Mubarak's rule,Egypt's many legal is not being followed,so,"Tourism is very difficult to show his authority in luxor".