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Egyptian airline
Air Cairo
is a hybrid
airline
based in
Cairo
,
Egypt
.
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The airline is part owned by
Egyptair
. Air Cairo operates scheduled flights to the
Middle East
and
Europe
and also operates charter flights to Egypt from Europe on behalf of tour operators. Its bases are
Cairo International Airport
,
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
and
Hurghada International Airport
with the company head office located in the Sheraton Heliopolis Zone.
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History
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The airline was established in 2003. It is owned by
Egyptair
(60%) and 360 INVESTMENTS (40%).
[
citation needed
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Recently, the company is re-modeling towards the low fare model which is planned to be the strongest low fare airline in Egypt. On 1 June 2012 Air Cairo launched its first ever scheduled flight from
Borg El Arab Airport
Alexandria to
Kuwait International Airport
,
Queen Alia International Airport
,
King Abdulaziz International Airport
,
Tripoli International Airport
,
Sabha Airport
,
Misrata Airport
and
King Khaled International Airport
. Air Cairo also launched its scheduled flights from
Hurghada International Airport
to
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
. But those flights were suspended in the end of December 2015.
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On 5 November 2018, it was reported that the
German aviation authority
had banned Air Cairo - along with
FlyEgypt
- from flying to
Germany
, where it operated on behalf of German tour operators, due to regulatory violations.
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Shortly afterward major European tour operators such as
Thomas Cook Group
and
TUI Group
announced they would end their contracts with Air Cairo and FlyEgypt.
[6]
Germany lifted their ban on 21 December.
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In March 2019, it was reported that the airline would be leasing
Embraer 170
aircraft for operations on the airline's domestic routes within
Egypt
.
[8]
In March 2021, Air Cairo announced it was to make a major push into the German-speaking market, having signed a sales cooperation agreement with
SunExpress
to market and manage up to 30 flights per week to the Red Sea resort of
Hurghada
from 14 airports in
Germany
,
Austria
, and
Switzerland
. Under the agreement, SunExpress will take care of all flight planning, revenue management, and sales; with Air Cairo operating the flights. In the course of the partnership, SunExpress and Air Cairo planned to expand the venture to other airports outside of German-speaking countries, SunExpress said in a statement. Air Cairo Chairman and chief executive officer Hussein Sherif said the Benelux countries would be targeted next. The aim of the sales push was to boost tourism to Egypt to pre-COVID-19 levels.
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Destinations
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As of March 2023
[update]
, Air Cairo operates scheduled services - without leisure charters - to the following airports:
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Codeshare agreements
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Air Cairo has a
codeshare agreement
with the following airline:
In addition, Air Cairo has a sales cooperation agreement with
SunExpress
to market and manage up to 30 flights per week to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada from 14 airports in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
[13]
Fleet
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As of May 2024
[update]
, the Air Cairo fleet consists of the following aircraft:
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References
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External links
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- Media related to
Air Cairo
at Wikimedia Commons
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