By Mohamed Attia
EgyptAir head says national air carrier resuming destination points that stopped before coronavirus
EgyptAir has started the stage of recovery after a difficult period in the global aviation sector due to the coronavirus pandemic and its repercussions.
The national company, under the directives of Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Manar, succeeded in restoring some of the lines that it had lost due to the pandemic.
EgyptAir announced the resumption of its direct flights between Cairo and Toronto, Canada.
EgyptAir will also start operating its direct flights between Cairo and the Thai capital of Bangkok as of the first of next June, with three flights per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with Airbus A330/300 aircraft, which accommodate 301 passengers and are equipped with flat seats.
EgyptAir also announced the operation of a new airline to the Irish city of Dublin, as of June 2, at a rate of 4 flights per week on Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays using Airbus A320NEO models, which includes 142 seats, including 16 in business class, and 126 seats in economy class
In continuation to the ambitious plan pursued by the national company to expand its network in the African continent and reach many vital points in the continent, the company is organising a new line to the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, starting from March 27, at a rate of 3 flights per week.
The company also decided that the prices of Umrah tickets should be similar to the prices of Umrah tickets in the previous seasons before the Umrah season stopped, in order to meet the customers’ desires.
Pilot Amr Abul-Enein, Chairman of the Board of Directors of EgyptAir, stated that it is expected that the coming period will witness the return of operating all the air network lines that had been suspended before the coronavirus pandemic, in addition to the opening of a number of new lines to complete the development plan set by the company and in a way that contributes to revitalising the air and tourism movement between Egypt and the countries of the world.
The head of EgyptAir added that ambitious plans have also been put in place to expand the company’s network to reach new heights within points of strategic importance in Africa to provide many travel options for customers on board the latest models of aircraft.
This comes within the framework of the vision of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to enhance presence in the African countries in various fields of air transport through Cairo airport and in line with the directions of the state and its interest in supporting co-operation with African countries
Abul-Enein added that despite the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the global air transport industry, the national company is continuing to implement its future plans in expanding the network of lines, increasing the air fleet and upgrading the level of services provided to passengers on EgyptAir Airlines’ flights as well as to the company’s clients from industry partners contracting with EgyptAir in obtaining air freight services, maintenance, technical works, air and ground services, and others.
Abul-Enein also announced the launch of a new feature for EgyptAir corporate and institutional customers (Corporate Plus Programme) within the company’s frequent flyer programme EGYPTAIR Plus.
He added that the new service provides for EgyptAir corporate customers, which is the ability to obtain travel miles on EgyptAir flights that are granted in favor of companies through the travel of their employees, and then companies can collect and use these miles to issue airline tickets or upgrade the class of travel.
For his part, Pilot Amr Nabil, Chairman of the Board of Directors of EgyptAir Airlines, said, “This step is in line with EgyptAir’s keenness to provide various services and facilities to its traveling customers, as we are always pleased to receive passengers on board the national carrier’s flights to nearly 70 destinations around the world as well as benefit from our membership in the global Star Alliance, which reaches 1,300 airports in 193 countries around the world”.
This comes within the framework of the directives of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to open new markets linking Egypt and various countries of the world through Cairo’s hub airport, and EgyptAir’s strategy to expand its airline network.
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