Air Cairo


Air Cairo is a low-fare airline based in Cairo, Egypt. 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 main base is Cairo International Airport with the company head office in the Sheraton Heliopolis Zone.

History

The airline was established in 2003. It is owned by EgyptAir, the National Bank of Egypt and Bank Misr.
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 due to poor loads.
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. Shortly afterwards major European tour operators such has Thomas Cook Group and TUI Group announced they would end their contracts with Air Cairo and FlyEgypt.
In March 2019, it was reported the airline would be leasing Embraer 170 aircraft for operations on the airline's domestic routes within Egypt.

Destinations

As of February 2020, Air Cairo operates scheduled services - without leisure charters - to the following airports:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
ArmeniaYerevanZvartnots International Airport
Czech RepublicPragueVáclav Havel Airport Prague
EgyptAbu SimbelAbu Simbel Airport
EgyptAlexandriaBorg El Arab Airport
EgyptAssiutAssiut Airport
EgyptAswanAswan International Airport
EgyptCairoCairo International Airport
EgyptHurghadaHurghada International Airport
EgyptLuxorLuxor International Airport
EgyptMarsa AlamMarsa Alam International Airport
EgyptSharm El SheikhSharm El Sheikh International Airport
EgyptSohagSohag International Airport
GeorgiaTbilisiTbilisi International Airport
ItalyBariBari Karol Wojtyła Airport
ItalyBergamoOrio al Serio International Airport
ItalyBolognaBologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
ItalyMilanMilan Malpensa Airport
ItalyNaplesNaples International Airport
ItalyRomeLeonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
ItalyVeniceVenice Marco Polo Airport
JordanAmmanQueen Alia International Airport
JordanAqabaKing Hussein International Airport
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport
PolandKatowiceKatowice Airport
PolandWarsawWarsaw Chopin Airport
Saudi ArabiaJeddahKing Abdulaziz International Airport
Saudi ArabiaMedinaPrince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhKing Khalid International Airport
Saudi ArabiaYanbuYanbu Airport
SerbiaBelgradeBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
SlovakiaBratislavaBratislava Airport

Fleet

As of August 2019, the Air Cairo fleet consists of the following aircraft: