I was told by a retired Egyptian army officer there are people flying in from rural parts of the country to Cairo that have to be shown.

He, himself, was from a rural part. His favorite story. A guy gets up and sits in the FA seat. He will not move. A FA tried to get him to move. The other FA tried as well.

Finally, they called the CA. The CA came out, straightened his tie, buttoned his coat, and put on his hat. Looking serious and authoritarian, he started walking down the aisle.

A PAX stopped him and asked what the problem was. He said give me a moment with him. He went back and whispered in the ear of the unruly PA. A look of terror came over his face. He jumped up and ran back to his seat and sat very still.

The CA asked what he did. The PAX shrugged his shoulders. He said the unruly PAX was from a rural part of Egypt. He told him that FA seat he was sitting in was not going to Cairo.