Air Cairo is a hybrid airline based in Cairo, Egypt.[2] 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.[3]
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 34 | ||||||
| Destinations | 61 | ||||||
| Parent company | Egyptair 360 INVESTMENTS | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||
| Key people | Hussein Sherif (CEO) | ||||||
| Employees | 500[1] | ||||||
| Website | aircairo.com | ||||||
History edit
The airline was established in 2003. It is owned by Egyptair (60%) and 360 INVESTMENTS (40%).[citation needed]
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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[7]
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.[9]
Destinations edit
As of March 2023[update], Air Cairo operates scheduled services - without leisure charters - to the following airports:[10]
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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.[14]
Fleet edit
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As of May 2024[update], the Air Cairo fleet consists of the following aircraft:[38]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 11 | — | 174 | ||
| Airbus A320neo | 14[39] | — | 186 | ||
| ATR 72-600 | 6[40] | — | 70 | ||
| Embraer 190 | 3[41] | — | 110 | ||
| Total | 34 | — | |||
References edit
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- ^ "Air Cairo". www.aircairo.com. Air Cairo. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 53–54.
- ^ "Er Kairo otkazao sve letove iz BG" [Air Cairo canceled all flights from BG]. b92.net (in Serbian).
- ^ airliners.de - "Two Egypt carriers banned from landing in Germany" 5 December 2018
- ^ "TUI Group, Thomas Cook drop use of FlyEgypt, Air Cairo". ch-aviation. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Ägypten: Auch Air Cairo darf wieder ab Deutschland fliegen" [Egypt: Air Cairo is also allowed to fly from Germany again]. airliners.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Egypt's Air Cairo to add wet-leased Embraer capacity in 2Q19". ch-aviation.com. 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Egypt's Air Cairo, SunExpress ink cooperation agreement". ch-aviation.com. 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Air Cairo".
- ^ "Air Cairo adds Armenia service from June 2017". routesonline.com.
- ^ "Air Cairo Adds Yerevan Service From June 2024". AeroRoutes. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Flight plan". sunexpress.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Egypt's Air Cairo, SunExpress ink cooperation agreement". ch-aviation.com. 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Air Cairo moves West Africa debut to late-Dec 2023". AeroRoutes. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Air Cairo S17 Europe service additions". routesonline.com.
- ^ a b "Air Cairo to resume three services from Sharm el-Sheikh to Italy from December 2020". aaco.org. 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Air Cairo files Abu Simbel – Aswan schedule from Oct 2019". routesonline.com. 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Air Cairo July - October 2022 ATR72 Operations". aeroroutes.com. 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Be the first to travel from Sphinx International Airport with Air Cairo special prices". aircairo.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Air Cairo NS22 International Network Additions". aeroroutes.com. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Air Cairo 4Q22 France / Italy Network Additions". aeroroutes.com. 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Air Cairo flies from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Zurich to Hurghada". aerotelegraph.com. 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Air Cairo NS23 Network Additions – 13Oct22". aeroroutes.com. 14 October 2022.
- ^ Liu, Jim (5 October 2020). "Air Cairo resumes Hurghada – Budapest service from Nov 2020". routesonline.com.
- ^ a b c d "Air Cairo returns to flights from Italy to the Red Sea from 23 July". askanews.it. 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Air Cairo schedules new Italian routes in S19". routesonline.com. 2018.
- ^ "AIR CAIRO OUTLINES EMBRAER E190 OPERATIONS IN NS23". aeroroutes.com. 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Air Cairo W18 network additions". routesonline.com.
- ^ Liu, Jim (30 September 2019). "Air Cairo adds Aqaba service from Oct 2019". routesonline.com.
- ^ "Air Cairo moves Tangier launch to January 2024". AeroRoutes. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Air Cairo Adds Southwind 550-seater Boeing 777 Service in NW23". AeroRoutes. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "AIR CAIRO ADDS ABHA SERVICE FROM DEC 2022". aeroroutes.com. 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Air Cairo plans Yanbu April 2017 launch". routesonline.com.
- ^ "AIR CAIRO SCHEDULES NEW SHARM EL SHEIKH ROUTES IN NS23". aeroroutes.com. 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Air Cairo is operating a new route between Sharm El Sheikh and Tashkent in Uzbekistan". aaco.org. 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Egyptair and Air Cairo sign codeshare agreement". arabianaerospace.aero. 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Air Cairo fleet". flightradar24.com.
- ^ "Air Cairo receives its first Airbus A320neo | Airbus".
- ^ "Egypt's Air Cairo inducts first turboprop, an ATR72-600". Ch-Aviation. 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Air Cairo's New Embraer 190s". airspace-africa.com. 3 January 2023.
