Budapest Airport has announced a boost in the gateway’s capacity to Egypt, with the confirmation of Wizz Air’s new link to Cairo. The ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) will launch a three times weekly service between the capital cities on 30 October, meaning Budapest will see its weekly capacity ...

Sharjah Airport welcomed the inaugural flight of Nile Air, the largest private airline in Egypt, which flew in from Cairo International Airport. The carrier will operate two flights a week between Sharjah and Cairo on Friday and Sunday. The welcoming ceremony organized by Sharjah Airport was a...

Wizz Air UK today announces nine new ultra-low-fare routes from its bases at London Luton and Gatwick Airport. The new routes will offer passengers the opportunity to travel to exciting destinations in Europe and beyond with tickets available now on wizzair.com or via the airline’s mobile app, ...

Rossiya Airline, in partnership with the largest tour operator Biblio-Globus, has resumed scheduled flights to popular Egyptian resorts from Sheremetyevo International Airport. Flights from Moscow to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh will operate five times a week - on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sa...

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s new national airline, is gearing up for the commencement of its flights to Egypt with an exclusive one-time offer* of 2,500 tickets to Alexandria for an incredibly low fare of only AED 49.** The 2,500 tickets include all seats on the airline’s inaugural fligh...

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will welcome guests from 103 countries who can travel to the country without a visa. The Royal Oman Police recently announced the plan, which eases travel requirements for guests who spend up to 10 days in the Sultanate. Guests are ...

The world’s leading holiday company and the UK’s largest holiday provider has today launched flights back to Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt from Birmingham Airport. The Boeing 737-800 took off this morning with excited passengers and crew on board. The flight marks the return of TUI holidays to Sh...

TUI, the world’s leading holiday company and the UK’s number one holiday provider, has announced its winter 2020 programme with the addition of new destinations in Egypt, Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh.  The new flights to Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh from Glasgow for winter 2020 are on ...

EgyptAir has has taken delivery of its first of 12 Airbus A220-300 aircraft on order, becoming the first A220 operator in the Middle East and North African region, and sixth operator worldwide. The Cairo-based airline intends to fly the aircraft on routes to and from its main Egyptian Hub in Cai...

The first Airbus A220-300 for EgyptAir has successfully completed its inaugural test flight from the Mirabel assembly line. The first of 12 aircraft EgyptAir has on order is due to be delivered to the Cairo-based airline in the coming weeks. The A220 for EgyptAir is outfitted with a brand ne...

Air Arabia has posted a record net profit of AED 210 million ($57 million) for the three months ending 30 June, an increase of 75 per cent compared on the same period last year. The Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier said it continued to deliver robust and sustai...

British Airways will resume a daily service from London Heathrow to Cairo today (26 July) after services to the Egyptian city were suspended for a week because of security concerns. The airline said in a statement that it had "reviewed security arrangements" and would restart flights, although i...

Boeing has delivered the fifth 787 Dreamliner for Egyptair via a lease agreement with AerCap and the North African carrier flew the aircraft back to Cairo using sustainable aviation fuel. Egypt’s national carrier took advantage of a new Boeing program and filled the aircraft with biofuel for t...

British Airways (BA) suspended flights on Saturday (20 July) from Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport for seven days starting as a precaution to allow for an assessment of security there, the airline said in a statement. The carrier said: "BA constantly review the security arrangem...

easyJet had grown its winter route network after adding a new twice-weekly link from Bristol Airport to Hurghada in Egypt. The route will start on 30 October and joins the five new services easyJet has recently launched from Bristol to Montpellier and Biarritz in France, Milan and Brindisi&...