EGYPTAIR boosts London Heathrow service

EGYPTAIR this month increases Cairo – London Heathrow service from 8 to 10 weekly. Schedule below:

MS777 CAI1030 – 1335LHR 77W D
MS779 CAI1330 – 1635LHR 330 67
MS779 CAI1800 – 2105LHR 330 5

MS778 LHR1500 – 2145CAI 77W D
MS780 LHR1800 – 0100+1CAI 330 67
MS780 LHR2230 – 0515+1CAI 330 5

MS777/778 from 01SEP10 operates with Airbus A330-300 (C36Y265).

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EgyptAir positive on expansion

EgyptAir said it is making good progress with implementation of its strategy of network expansion and product enhancement and is on course to take delivery of its first new A330-300 next month and a further two 777-300s in November and December as scheduled.

Passenger feedback on its first two 777-300s, which arrived earlier this year and feature a new cabin including the carrier’s first fully flat seats in business class, is “extremely positive,” Chairman and CEO Hussein Massoud told ATW during the recent Star Alliance event in Athens to induct Aegean Airlines into the grouping. MS will deploy the new aircraft on its daily Cairo-New York JFK flights starting in December. It will commence thrice-weekly CAI-Copenhagen service Oct. 1 aboard a 737-800 and next summer it will add Toronto as its second North American destination, Massoud revealed.

MS will launch mobile and Internet services onboard its new A330-300 fleet. Passengers will be able to use the Wi-Fi service throughout their flight to make calls through their mobile phones with the same international call rates of their service providers, according to the carrier. The new A330-300 will be configured with 36 fully flat seats in business class and 265 seats in economy.

Massoud also said that EgyptAir is contemplating launching a hybrid carrier at Alexandria, which in recent months has seen an influx of LCCs. He refrained from releasing further details and stressed the “plan has not yet been adopted” but said that if MS proceeds, the hybrid will launch under a different brand because “EgyptAir is not in the business of LCCs and is a full-service carrier.”

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Egyptair: Umrah/Ramadan/Summer peak season update

EgyptAir will lease 2 B767-300ER aircraft over the peak Umrah/Ramadan/Summer season (10AUG10-19SEP10). The aircraft are configured with 285 seats in an all-economy layout.

Both B763s will almost exclusively fly CAI-JED-CAI, with each aircraft operating 3 daily rotations (for a total of 6 daily flights). EgyptAir's existing scheduled services on the route remain unchanged.

This represents a significant capacity increase on CAI-JED over this period. Here is a breakdown:

• the existing 5x daily scheduled MS flights on the route, equate to approx 15,500 seats per week.
• the additional B763s flights will add a further 25,000 seats per week.

In total EgyptAir will offer over 40,000 seats per week on the route during AUG-SEP. To put this into perspective this is similar to offering 6 daily return flights with an A380.

In addition to this, Saudi Arabian Airlines are also offering a similar number of seats during this peak period.


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Continental launch Cairo service from May 2011

Continental Airlines from 18MAY11 is launching Daily Newark – Cairo service on board Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. Schedule below:

CO134 EWR1730 – 1055+1CAI 777 D
CO135 CAI1255 – 1805EWR 777 D 19MAY10-

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Etihad Abu Dhabi - Alexandria Schedule

ETIHAD from 12JUL10 launches Abu Dhabi – Alexandria service with Airbus A320, 4 times a week.

Schedule below:

EY663 AUH1000 – 1305ALY 320 x247
EY662 ALY1405 – 1900AUH 320 x247

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News

• EgyptAir: Effective today, the airline has increased flights on the prime European route, CAI-LHR, from 8 to 10x weekly flights. MS779/MS780 is operated using the A330-200. The airline also operate a weekly LXR-LHR flight.
• AlMasria Universal Airlines: the airline is continuing its strong growth in the Saudi market by adding a second daily flight on the CAI-Yanbu route. With this increase the airline will offer a total of 28x weekly (or 4 daily flights) to KSA, placing the company in a good position to achieve their target of capturing 15% of the Egypt-KSA market during their first year of operation.
• Sun Air: the Sudanese carrier has increased flights on the KRT-CAI route to 14x weekly (2x daily) flights with the addition of a second daily service. Other airlines operating the route are EgyptAir (21x weekly flights), Sudan Airways (10x) and Kenya Airways (7x).
• Olympic Air: it seems OA will cancel their Athens-Alexandria route from 19 July.
• Etihad Airways: the airline will launch their new AUH-ALY route on the 12JUL10 ... the very same day Air Arabia Egypt start HBE-AUH.

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Etihad to start flights to Alexandria in July

The service will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

Dubai: UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways will start a four flights-a-week service to Alexandria in Egypt from July, subject to government approval.

The service will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from Etihad’s home base in Abu Dhabi to El Nouzha Airport in Alexandria.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways Chief Executive, said: “Etihad is pleased to announce this new service to Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city.

“Alexandria is an important strategic destination which will serve the Egyptian expatriate population living in Abu Dhabi and across the UAE, as well as growing numbers of business and leisure travellers looking to fly to the city.”

The new service will offer air travellers convenient onward connections via Abu Dhabi to a number of key destinations across the airline’s global network, including the GCC, Australia, China, Japan and the Indian Sub Continent.

Etihad will operate an Airbus A320 aircraft on the Abu Dhabi to Alexandria route which is configured to carry 136 passengers. The airline started flights Cairo in November 2004 and flies double daily to the Egyptian capital.

Hogan added: “Etihad Airways is grateful to the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority and the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority for their support, which has enabled us to move forward with these important new services.”

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KLM Nov 2010 changes to Cairo

As per 01JUL10 GDS timetable display, KLM on 11NOV10 and 14NOV10 is to operate MD11 aircraft on Amsterdam – Cairo service, instead of Boeing 777-200ER. With the aircraft change, planned schedule will be revised.

Details:

KL553 AMS1140 – 1700CAI M11 11NOV10
KL553 AMS1115 – 1635CAI M11 14NOV10

KL554 CAI0410 – 0800AMS M11 12NOV10
KL554 CAI1830 – 2220AMS M11 14NOV10

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EGYPTAIR W10 Operation Update 3: Mumbai Increases

As per 30JUN10 GDS timetable display, latest changes to EGYPTAIR’s planned 2010/11 Winter International operation as follows:

Cairo – Frankfurt A330/B737-800 mix operation
330 Day x13 738 Day 13

Cairo – Mumbai Increase from 4 to 5 weekly
MS968 CAI2255 – 0755+1BOM 738 x45
MS969 BOM0855 – 1215CAI 738 x56

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Belair/airberlin launch new Basel – Egypt routes in W10

Belair, a member under airberlin group, is operating NEW Basel – Luxor and Basel – Marsa Alam service for Winter 2010 season.

These service begins in November 2010. Schedules:

Basel – Luxor
4T3316 BSL0750 – 1320LXR 320 4
4T3317 LXR1405 – 1445HRG1545 – 1945BSL 320 4

Basel – Marsa Alam
4T2176 BSL0750 – 1330RMF 320 2
4T2177 RMF1415 – 1955BSL 320 2

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