By Mohamed Attia and Mohamed Abu El Soud
Dublin Airport has welcomed reports that EGYPTAIR is to launch a direct Dublin-Cairo airline this summer.
The new route, which commences on June 2, will operate four times per week and will be Ireland’s first scheduled air service to and from Egypt.
This new route comes in light of the strategy of the flag carrier of Egypt to expand its network to the most dynamic cities and hubs around the world.
Vincent Harrison, Managing Director at Dublin Airport welcomed the news saying: “We’re very pleased to welcome EGYPTAIR to Ireland and to add Cairo to Dublin Airport’s extensive route network.”
“Cairo is one of the world’s great cities and we will be working closely with EGYPTAIR to promote this new route, which will be welcomed by both business and leisure travelers.”
For his part, EGYPTAIR AIRLINES Chairman and CEO Amr Nabil said: “We are glad to announce the cooperation with Dublin Airport to link Egypt and Ireland as of June 2.”
“We as EGYPTAIR expect potential traffic between the two countries connecting the customers to beyond Dublin and Cairo on EGYPTAIR extended network in the Middle East and Africa with the state-of-the-art fleet of aircraft. EGYPTAIR is planning to operate its newest A320 NEO providing 16 seats in business class and 126 seats in economy class. The aircraft is further equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity and on-board mobile roaming service.”
