Egyptair Express was a regional airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of the state-owned Egyptair, established in 2006 to offer passengers increased frequencies on domestic and regional routes through the use of smaller aircraft. The airline had been a member of Star Alliance, through the membership of its parent company, Egyptair, since July 2008. On 4 November 2019, it was merged with its parent Egyptair as part of a restructuring plan.
History Egyptair Express was created in May 2006 and launched operations on 1 June 2007.
In January 2018, it was announced that the airline would open a base at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport for its incoming fleet of Airbus A220-300s, this would increase the amount of destinations served by the airline at the airport with the possibility of operating to cities in Italy, Germany, Morocco and India non-stop.
As of 4 November 2019, as part of Aviation Minister Air Marshal Younes Hamed's restructuring plan, Egyptair Express has been completely merged with Egyptair, its parent company. It continued to operate the Embraer E170 which was gradually being sold at a rate of one per month, being replaced by the Airbus A220 operated by Egyptair mainline. It ceased operations in June 2020 after selling the last Embraer E170
Corporate affairs The key trends for Egyptair Express are shown below (as at year ending 30 June). Figures for the years ending 30 June 2011 and 2012 (*) were delayed because of disruption caused by the Egyptian Revolution in early 2011, and the figures themselves reflect the disruption that occurred.
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Turnover (m)3345257066366287968018419581,414 Profits (m)415770.7277 Number of passengers (m)0.91.11.51.31.11.31.11.21.21.1 Passenger load factor (%)81767775727977837982 Number of aircraft (at year end) 6121212121112121212 Number of routes (at year end) 11142025202224202020 Notes/sources(*)(*)
Destinations Egyptair Express served the following destinations as of October 2019:
CountryCityAirportNotesCyprusLarnacaLarnaca International AirportEgyptAbu SimbelAbu Simbel AirportAlexandriaBorg El Arab International AirportAssiutAssiut AirportAswanAswan International AirportCairoCairo International AirportHurghadaHurghada International AirportLuxorLuxor International AirportMarsa AlamMarsa Alam International AirportSharm El SheikhSharm El Sheikh International AirportSohagSohag International AirportGreeceAthensAthens International AirportHungaryBudapestBudapest Ferenc Liszt International AirportKuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International AirportLebanonBeirutBeirut–Rafic Hariri International AirportSaudi ArabiaJeddahKing Abdulaziz International AirportRiyadhKing Khalid International Airport
Historical fleet
As of November 2019, prior to the merger into its parent, the Egyptair Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft: AircraftIntroducedRetiredNotes Embraer 170LR20072019
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