Cairo Airport Terminal 2 is Closed for renovation works

A new look for TB2

Cairo International Airport has closed one of its three terminals for renovation, Amirah Ibrahim reports.

The upgrade and renovation project is estimated to cost $400 million, partially financed by the World Bank, which is providing $280 million of the total cost, with national banks providing the rest.

According to Ibrahim Manna, head of the Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation, the project is due to be completed within 36 months and will expand the terminal's current capacity from 3.5 to 7.5 million passengers per annum. "This will take the total capacity of Cairo International airport to 24 million passengers per annum," Manaa explained.

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Egyptair cancels its flights bound the closed European airports

In a continuation of the European Aviation Centers' precautionary measures of closing the airspaces after the volcanic ashes erupted in Iceland, Egyptair has cancelled its flights bound the closed European airports today's morning. In addition, Egyptair has decided to use larger types of aircrafts to fly to the open airports in order to meet the increasing demand on these airports.

Captain Alaa Ashour, Chairman and CEO of Egyptair Airlines announced that:

"Egyptair is working hard to fly the customers to alternative European cities in which the airports are still operating normally. Further, the teams allover Egyptair network are contacting the customers flying on Egyptair's European flights through Cairo International Airport and brief them on the situation in order to minimize the congestion at Cairo airport."

Noteworthy that Egyptair Call Center is now operating around the clock to answer the customers' inquires. Moreover, Egyptair Integrated Operation Center is following up with the volcanic ashes movement step by step in coordination with the European Navigation Centers.

Customers flying on Egyptair flights to and from the European cities are kindly requested to revise their flights' status through visiting Egyptair website which is updated every five minutes.

EgyptAir suspends flights to Medina

DUBAI - EgyptAir has suspended flights to Medina as a row between the Egypt’s aviation authority and its Saudi counterpart over landing rights deepens, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported on Wednesday.

The move is response to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation’s refusal to permit two EgyptAir flights to land at Medina Airport this week, the Arabic daily said.Saudi authorities said they will not permit EgyptAir to add any addition fights until the ECAA allows Saudi private sector airlines to land at Cairo International Airport, the newspaper reported.The ECAA does not allow any private sector or charter airlines to land at Cairo airport, according to the paper.Egypt and Saudi Arabia have an ‘Open Sky’ agreement under which airlines can increase the number of flights on routes between the two countries without prior permission, the paper added.

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Jeddah and Medina flights from the new terminal 3 starting the 1st of April 2010

EGYPTAIR announces that The departure and arrival of all flights To/from Jeddah and Medina Will be from the New Terminal 3 Starting from 00:01 Thursday 1st of the April, 2010.

EGYPTAIR to start Paphos service

EGYPTAIR to start Paphos service

EGYPTAIR is starting Saturdays-only service on the Cairo – Paphos route from 17APR10, its 2nd destination in Cyprus. There will be 2 flights operating every Saturday.

Schedule (effective 01MAY10) below:

MS883 CAI0525 – 0640PFO 738 6
MS885 CAI2200 – 2315PFO 738 6

MS886 PFO0005 – 0125CAI 738 7
MS884 PFO0730 – 0850CAI 738 6

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"

Airlines moved from Cairo airport Terminal 2 to Terminal 1

Oman Air, Alitalia and Olympic Air now operate from Terminal 1. Terminal 2 will soon be closed to undergo a complete renovation and upgrade of its capacity. During that time the airlines currently operating from T2 will be operating from T1

Boeing Delivers EGYPTAIR's First 777-300ER

SEATTLE, March 9, 2010

EGYPTAIR and leasing company GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) took delivery Monday of the first Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) commercial jetliner to join EGYPTAIR's fleet. EGYPTAIR operates a fleet of five Boeing 777-200ERs, five 737-500s and 12 737-800s, with another eight 737-800s on order directly from Boeing. The Egyptian flag carrier is leasing the new 777-300ER from GECAS and will take an additional five 777-300ERs on lease through the second quarter of 2011 to continue upgrading its long-haul service.

"This delivery is a substantial milestone in the history of EGYPTAIR. We will continue to bring the latest to our customers who deserve the best of everything. This is a continuation of the long term partnership with Boeing," said Hussein Massoud, chairman of EGYPTAIR Holding Company.

"The 777-200ER has always been one of the strongest performers in our fleet for fuel efficiency and reliability. The 777-300ER's additional improvements in fuel efficiency and seat-mile costs will directly benefit our bottom line," said EGYPTAIR Airlines Chairman Capt. Alaa Ashour. "The 777-300ER is an important part of our fleet modernization and growth plans to achieve greater profitability."

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.

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.

Egyptair Summer 2010 changes

EGYPTAIR’s additional changes to 2010 Summer schedule as follows, thanks to the reader Horus Aviator for the contribution.


Cairo – Amsterdam Increase from 5 to 6 weekly from 30JUN10 (New frequency Day 2)
Cairo – Entebbe Increase from 2 to 3 weekly from 03JUN10 (New frequency Day 4/5)
Cairo – Frankfurt Day 6 service form 01OCT10 operates with A330-200
Cairo – Madinah MS677/678 capacity increase. A340-200 replace A320/737

As per 31DEC09 GDS timetable display, planned EGYPTAIR Summer 2010 changes on International service as follows:


Cairo – Bangkok Airbus A330 replace Boeing 777
Cairo – Bangkok – Guangzhou Airbus A330 replace Boeing 777
Cairo – Frankfurt 30MAR10 – 30MAY10 / 01OCT10 – A330 replace 737-800 on Day x1
Cairo – London Heathrow MS777/778 A330 replace 777 from 01SEP10. (Total 8 weekly A330)
Cairo – Milan Malpensa Increase from 8 to 15 weekly from 01JUN10. Schedule of new flight:
MS743 CAI2225 – 0120+1MXP 738 D
MS744 MXP0220 – 0700CAI 738 D 02JUN10-

Cairo – Osaka Service Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Cairo – Tokyo Boeing 777 replace A340 from 28MAR10. Service Increase from 3 to 6 weekly from 31MAY10


Additional changes to EGYPTAIR’s 2010 Summer timetable is as follows. Thanks to reader “Horus Aviator” for providing the update.

Cairo – Amman Service maintains at 17 weekly, an increase from 14 compared to Summer 2009
Cairo – Beirut Service maintains at 14 weekly, an increase from 11 compared to Summer 2009

Above flight increases were introduced from 03DEC09.

Alexandria – Beirut Summer seasonal service increasing from 2 to 3 weekly from 05JUN10, on Day 7
Cairo – Abuja Increase from 2 to 4 weekly, new frequency on Day 24 from CAI
Cairo – Algiers Increase from 5 weekly to Daily from 28MAR10. New frequency on Day 15. Larger capacity Airbus A321 operating on Day 5 (5 weekly in S09)
Cairo – Asmara Increase from 3 to 4 weekly from 28MAR10, new frequency on Day 3 from CAI. 5th weekly from 10JUN10 on Day 1 (4 weekly in S09)
Cairo – Brussels Increase from 4 to 5 weekly. New frequency on Day 7 from 02MAY10. However, single weekly Luxor – Brussels is cancelled and replaced by Cairo service.
Cairo – Kano Larger capacity Airbus A321 operates on Day 26 from 28MAR10
Cairo – Khartoum Increase from 17 to 21 weekly (compared to 14 in S09)
MS853 CAI0115 – 0350KRT EQV D
MS857 CAI0830 – 1105KRT 320 D
MS855 CAI1600 – 1835KRT 320 D

MS854 KRT0450 – 0720CAI EQV D
MS858 KRT1205 – 1435CAI 320 D
MS856 KRT1930 – 2200CAI 320 D

MS853/854 330 Day 157 340 Day 234 320 Day 6

Cairo – London Heathrow Previously mentioned aircraft change from 01SEP10, it appears this would be one of the destination for its brand new Airbus A330-300 aircraft