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About Egypt Air

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.

 
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Egyptair to Expand Operations in China

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 is operating today the first flights to transport pilgrims to the Holy Kaaba.

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 Participates in ITB China

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 passes IATA inspection for the 19th year

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.

Egyptair receives the award for the fastest growing airline in Africa from Athens International Airport

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.

Egyptair - Awards Received

  • 2016: egyptair flights were awarded Platinum Awards by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) due to its achievement of 80% of Fast Travel project objectives supervised by (IATA). The project aims to enable passengers to complete their booking autonomously from beginning to end. It has become the first airline in Africa, the third in the Middle East, and the 11th all over the world to win this award.
  • 2011: Egypt Air was awarded Africa's Leading Airline from World Travel Awards for business class.

Codeshare Partners:

In order to expand its destinations, Egypt Air shares codes in agreements with the following airlines:

  • Austrian Airlines
  • Aegean Airlines
  • Air Canada
  • Air China
  • Brussels Airlines
  • Ethiopian Airlines
  • Gulf Air
  • Air India
  • Lufthansa
  • Malaysia Airlines
  • South African Airways
  • Scandinavian Airlines
  • Singapore Airlines
  • Swiss International Airlines
  • Turkish Airlines
  • United Airlines
  • TAP Portugal
  • Thai Airways

Egypt Air Highlights

FLIGHT CLASSES

Passengers classes:

Egypt Air offers two flight classes:

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.

General information

Code IATA
MS
ICAO Code
MSR
The owner
The Egyptian government
Company Headquarters
Cairo – Arab Republic of Egypt
The Main Operational Airport
Cairo International Airport
Number of destinations
80 destinations
Year of establishment
1932

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