Egyptair news

The airline has begun releasing their W10 schedule.

• Lusaka: new destination to be served via DAR with 4x weekly B738 flights.
• Almaty: CAI-ALA will be canceled.
• Tokyo: CAI-NRT increases from 3 to 6x weekly flights in September, and then 6 to 7x weekly (daily) from 01MAR10.
• Osaka: CAI-KIX increases from 4 to 5x weekly flights from 01MAR10. 2 flights will continue to operate KIX-LXR-CAI on the return.
• Damascus: CAI-DAM increases from 11 to 14x weekly (twice daily).
• Kuwait: CAI-KWI increases from 10 to 14x weekly flights (twice daily). (Usually 21x weekly in summer and 10x weekly in winter).
• Accra: will change from a night to a day flight like Lagos.
• Marsa Alam: EgyptAir Express will expand operations from RMF with new domestic flights to Sharm El Sheikh (from 01JUL10), Alexandria (from 01JUL10), Luxor (from 01NOV10)and Abu Simbel (from 05NOV10). In addition the airline will operate 2x weekly charters from RMF to JED, KWI and AMM between 01JUL09-09AUG10.
• OA Code Share: The long-standing code share with Olympic Air on the ALY-ATH route will end on 29OCT10. This was expected given the recent launch of HBE-IST by fellow Star Alliance partner, TK.
• Airbus A330-200 Refit: The airline has indefinitely postponed the refit of the existing 7 A332 with the new interiors.

Source: Horus!

Egyptair's 777-300ER New Cabin Interior Video!

Recently Boeing delivered EgyptAir's first 777-300ER.

This plane features Business and Economy Class only.

EGYPTAIR's new 777-300ER has 346 seats including 49 lie-flat beds with a 78-inch seat pitch, plus an in-seat entertainment system throughout the cabin. A member of the Star Alliance, EGYPTAIR will operate 777-300ERs on routes to London, Tokyo and North America.

Passengers can enjoy from a wide range of movies, games and CD's on their Audio and Video On-Demand Personal TV Screen (PTV) in Economy (10,4 inch screen) and Business Class (15 inch screen). E-mail and Text messaging is also available. Seats in Economy and Business Class are also equipped with various connections like USB-ports and AC-Power connexions.

Enjoy and relax in a calm relaxing atmosphere by the use of "mood-lights" These advanced LED Cabin lights can change from color during Day, Night, Sunrise and Sunset. In addition, the plane ceiling is decorated with shining blue star lights.

People in Business Class can enjoy their Lie flat-Bed with 78 inch. seat pitch.

EgyptAir 777-300ER cabin lay-out in Business Class is: 2-3-2 and in Economy Class 3-3-3.

Enjoy this great product that change Egyptair Long-Haul flights service and African air travel.

Egyptair's up-coming A330-300's and their current A330-200's should get the same cabin interior.


"EgyptAir.... Enjoy the Sky"

Egyptair 777-300ER Interior description

Today Cairo Airport witnessed the milestone delivery of the first EGYPTAIR new Boeing 777-300ER. The flyaway away flight from Boeing factory in Seattle was on the 9th at 14:30 after a ceremony that was overwhelmed by joy and happiness from both Boeing and EGYPTAIR teams. The aircraft accommodates 49 business class full flat seats and 297 Economy class seats all with individual monitors. EGYPTAIR will take an additional five 777-300ERs through the second quarter of 2011 to continue upgrading its long-haul service with premium product. Eng. Hussein Massoud, Chairman & CEO, EGYPTAIR Holding Company who welcomed the aircraft upon arrival, marked this moment stating that “This delivery is a substantial milestone in the history of EGYPTAIR .We will continue to bring the latest to our customers who deserve this premium and highly competitive product”. He added “We are determined on the coherent development plan for the Egyptian Civil Aviation under the vision of H.E. Ahmed Shafiq, the Minister of the Egyptian Civil Aviation”. The delivery team was headed by Captain Alaa Ashour, Chairman of EGYPTAIR Airline who expressed his happiness welcoming the new aircraft to EGYPTAIR family. He declared that “This is a moment all EGYPTAIR employees are waiting for. It is a culmination of the strenuous efforts exerted few years ago to modernize our fleet and upgrade our services to exceed the expectations of our customers”.
The Economy Class on this aircraft accommodates wider and more relaxing seats with only 9 seats abreast which is a great edge for EGYPYTAIR, and each seat is provided by personal entertainment system with 10.4 inch screens to enable our customers selecting the best from the hundreds of audio-visual entertainment programs. Further, economy class customers will use power outlets in their seats to recharge their personal electronic devices. The aircraft is equipped with advanced lighting system through colour mixing. Different mood lighting can be chosen to imitate the sunset, sunrise and dimming lights. In addition, the plane ceiling is decorated with shining blue star lights. The aircraft will operate on the daily service between Cairo and London Heathrow, while the second aircraft who will be delivered by the end of next month will operate on the non-stop service to Narita Tokyo. After the delivery of the third and forth aircraft EGYPTAIR customers will enjoy this premium product on the daily non-stop service between Cairo and New York.