Egyptair is an Egyptian national airline. Dating back to 1932, it was the first airline founded in the Middle East and the seventh airline all over the world. Egypt Air is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Arab Air Carriers' Organization (AACO). It is headquartered in Cairo and it takes Cairo International Airport as its main hub and Burj Al Arab International, Sharm El Sheikh International, Luxor International Airport, Assiut International Airport, and Sohag International Airport as secondary operational sites for its operations.
EGYPTAIR is the world-renowned national airline of Egypt, based in the cosmopolitan city of Cairo. Egypt Air is the first airline in the Middle East and Africa and the seventh airline in the world to join IATA and become a treasured brand.
The 85-year-old Egypt Air is considered one of the largest airlines in the Middle East with approximately 25,000 employees. Today, Egypt Air flights cover 80 local and international destinations in Egypt and abroad through a fleet of 65 modern aircrafts.
Egyptair, a leading airline in Africa and the Middle East, has announced ambitious plans to strengthen its presence in the Chinese market through extensive business expansion and strategic partnerships.
The airline unveiled these plans during ITB China 2024, a prominent industry event, aiming to enhance connectivity, facilitate cultural exchanges, and attract more Chinese tourists to Egypt.
Egyptair, the Egyptian national carrier, today begins its first flights to transport pilgrims to the Holy Kaaba. The airline will operate 6 flights to Jeddah and 10 flights to Medina. Egyptair has announced some guidelines for pilgrims traveling from Egyptian airports to the holy land to perform the Hajj pilgrimage this year.
Egyptair, the Egyptian national carrier and one of the oldest airlines in the Middle East, participated in the ITB China tourism fair, which was held at the Shanghai World Expo and Convention Center from May 27 to 29, 2024.
On the sidelines of this conference, Egyptair signed a memorandum of understanding with Dongli Group, a company specialized in ticket booking in China, and with Meiya Air Service, making it an agent for Egyptair in China.
Egyptair has successfully passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) at its Cairo Airport sites for the 19th consecutive year. This audit is part of the regular monitoring conducted by major global civil aviation authorities to ensure that Egyptair adheres to the highest safety and quality standards.
Egypt Air the Egyptian national carrier receives the award for the fastest growing airline in Africa in a ceremony held at Athens Airport. This selection came during the workshop organized by Athens International Airport annually to choose the best growing airlines.
The results were based on the increase in Egyptair flights to Athens and the density Passenger traffic, as the operation of Egyptair flights between Cairo and Athens has increased over the past period and is constantly increasing, reaching two flights per day on the winter schedule and three flights per day during the summer season.
Business Class: Passengers enjoy special privileges such as a special counter to facilitate travel procedures, access to private lounges to enjoy in their leisure time, get indulged in a variety of free, mouth-watering meals and drinks available and to complete their business quietly. In addition to enjoying on-ground services, passengers on Business class are offered in-flight services, such as the breadth and comfort of seats. Seats are adjustable to transfer to fully flat beds in some aircraft models. Business-class passengers can choose their chef-curated meals, enjoy up-to-date entertainment programs through screens associated in the seats including movies, TV shows, radio channels, and games.
Economy Class: Egypt Air offers Economy class passengers comfortable seats with good seat pitch, free meals, and beverages. seats are equipped with screens to enjoy AVOD including TV shows,movies, audio and games.