Saturday, March 26, 2011

EGYPTAIR S11 changes to Bangkok and Paris as of 25MAR11

EGYPTAIR continues its Summer 2011 International service adjustment.
Latest update as of 25MAR11, affected destinations are Bangkok and Paris. Details as follows:

Cairo – Bangkok 01APR11 – 28APR11 (BKK dep 03APR11 – 30APR11) Boeing 777-300ER replace A330-200
MS960 CAI2245 – 1315+1BKK 77W D
MS961 BKK0215 – 0630CAI 77W D
Cairo – Paris CDG Planned Boeing 777-300ER service from 27MAR11 is CANCELED, instead service to be operated by the new Airbus A330-300

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

EGYPTAIR S11 Latest International Operation Changes as of 23MAR11

As per 23MAR11 GDS timetable display, EGYPTAIR’s latest changes on selected International routes in Summer 2011 season as follows (only those with latest changes are noted):

Cairo – Abuja eff 01JUN11 Increase from 4 to 6 weekly
Cairo – Dar es Salaam 27MAR11 – 28MAY11 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Cairo – Johannesburg 27MAR11 – 01JUL11 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly
Cairo – Kano 27MAR11 – 30MAY11 Reduce from 5 weekly to 3 weekly. Airbus A320 operating (737-800 replace A320 from 01JUN11)
Cairo – Lagos 27MAR11 – 30MAY11 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Cairo – Mumbai eff 27MAR11 Reduce from 5 to 3 weekly
Cairo – Muscat eff 18MAY11 Service increase from 2 to 3 weekly eff 02JUN11 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Cairo – Nairobi eff 06JUN11 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly
Cairo – New York JFK Reduce from Daily to 4 weekly from 27MAR11 to 13MAY11
27MAR11 – 31MAR11 Day x14
01APR11 – 15APR11 Day x136
16APR11 – 28APR11 Day x146
30APR11 – 07MAY11 Day x235
09MAY11 – 13MAY11 Day 135
eff 15MAY11 Daily
Cairo – Riyadh Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to enter service on this route

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Bahrain Air to go ahead with launch of service to Egypt

Posted on 8 February 2011 in Air Transport

Bahrain's value airline - Bahrain Air - said yesterday that it is to press ahead with its proposed launch of flights to Egypt despite the turmoil currently affecting the North African country.


The airline had previously announced plans to launch a new route from Bahrain to Sharm El Sheikh, the famous Egyptian Red Sea resort. The route is not currently served by either Gulf Air or Egypt Air.

Bahrain's Gulf Daily News reported that the airline is still "waiting and watching", but quoted security, corporate affairs and government relations senior manager Abdul Aziz Yosuf Al Shaer as saying he expected the flights to go ahead as scheduled.

"We have prepared for the launch on March 3 and, as things stand now, are all set to go," he told the GDN.

The airline is planning two flights a week, one on Monday and another on Thursday, to and from the resort.

Bahrain Air already has an active route to Alexandria. "There is a tremendous potential and huge opportunity for growth," Al Shaer said. "We are sure the situation will become normal very soon and tourists will start flocking to Cairo and other parts of Egypt as usual."

Gulf Air said yestyerday that all of its flights between Bahrain and Egypt were operating normally - apart from some arrival and departure time changes to comply with the curfews in effect in the country.

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Major airlines begin move to Borg Al Arab for Alexandria flights

Qatar Airways is to transfer its Alexandria flights to the city's now showcase Borg El Arab Airport, effective March 27.

The Doha-based carrier is among a number of international airlines moving flights from the El-Nozha International Airport to Borg El Arab Airport forwhat it describes as "operational reasons."

The old city airport is to close for several years and Egyptian Airports are beginning to work with opertators to make the transition to the new airport - which will also be closer to the new city development, known as New Alexandria


The new airport is located approximately 50 kilometres from Alexandria city centre.
The airport consists of a new passenger building and an administration building. The passenger terminal is designed in the shape of a boat and consists of three floors. It was opened late last year.

 

Qatar Airways flies daily non-stop from its Doha hub to Alexandria. Today the airline said that all scheduled timings for the Alexandria flights remain the same. The carrier also flies to Cairo and Luxor. 


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EgyptAir to defer A330 deliveries and postpone launch of new routes

EgyptAir holding company chairman Hussein Massoud has been in talks to defer deliveries of its latest A330 order with Airbus as it fights against the challenges of reduced passenger loads following the uprising in Egypt.

According to Air Transport Intelligence, the North African airline is also postponing the launch of new long-haul services to Toronto and Washington.

The online service said the deferrment could be for three or four months and reported Massoud as saying that the new routes for its recently received B777-300ERs could be delayed until the next winter schedule.

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EgyptAir lease deal just one option says chairman.

Posted on 25 February 2011 in Air Transport

EgyptAir says suggestions that it may be leasing up to 25% of its new fleet in order to stave off losses came from unofficial leaks from within the company and was just one of the options that the airline was considering.

Chairman Hussein Massoud said in a statement today: " Last week some news spread in the international media about EGYPTAIR intention to lease out some aircraft. EGYPTAIR would like to confirm that no press release was issued from EgyptAir in that regard. However, an internal communication with EgyptAir staff that was addressing possible measures to alleviate the impact of the drop in passenger traffic during the peak of the crisis, referred to the possibility of offering any excess capacity for short term ACMI lease..

"Apparently, this internal communication leaked out by a way or another to the media and was erroneously treated as an official release .

"Within the peak of the crisis , EgyptAir had diligently performed appropriate adjustments to the schedule that were required to enhance the efficiency of the network through altering frequencies and retiming.

"EgyptAir assures its valued customers and stakeholders of the commitment to provide the highest standards of service and to meet their expectations, " he said.

The airline also conffirmed today that it has launched a revised flight schedule for the remaining weeks of the winter season up to 26th March 2011. During the peak of the political crisis in Egypt and the associated curfew which was imposed , EgyptAir

had reduced offered capacity in order to match with the demand of that period. Presently EGYPTAIR is preparing for the release of a limited modification to the Summer Schedule. The revised schedule will feature a gradual growth in volume of operations over the summer season reaching normal volume towards the end of the season.

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