Air Cairo
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Cairo International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Parent company | EgyptAir National Bank of Egypt, Bank Misr |
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| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||
| Key people | Yasser Elramly (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | flyaircairo.com | ||||||
Air Cairo is a low fare airline based in Cairo, Egypt.[1] The airline is the low fare subsidiary of EgyptAir which operates scheduled flights to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan in the middle east, and inclusive tour flights to Egypt from Europe.
Its main base is Cairo International Airport with the company head office in the Sheraton Heliopolis Zone.[2]
History
The airline was established in 2003 EGYPTAIR acquired 60% of the airline, NBE 20% , Bank Misr 20% Airbus fleet.
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 Abdul Aziz International Airport, Tripoli International Airport, Sabha Airport, Misrata Airport, King Khaled International Airport Air Cairo launched its scheduled flights from Hurghada International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. But those flights were suspended in the end of December 2015 due to poor loads.[3]
Destinations
As of May 2016[4] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
| [Hub] | Hub |
| [Focus] | Focus airport |
| ^ | Future |
| [T] | Terminated destinations |
Ownership
The airline is owned by:
- EgyptAir (60%)
- National Bank of Egypt (20%)
- Bank Misr (20%)
Fleet
As of February 2014, the Air Cairo fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 6.9 years:
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 7 | — | 174 177 |
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| Total | 7 |
References
- ↑ "[1]." Air Cairo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2015&mm=12&dd=24&nav_id=1078157
- ↑ http://www.flyaircairo.com/
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Air Cairo. |
- Official website (English)
- [2] (English)
- Air Cairo Airbus Fleet Detail
- Air Cairo at ATDB: profile, history and events, contacts and management, historical/current/planned aircraft in fleets
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