Emirates adds three additional weekly flights to Egypt

Emirates is to begin three new weekly flights between Dubai and Cairo, commencing on January 1, 2016.
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The new service will supplement the current twice-daily Boeing 777-300ER flights, taking the total number of flights serving Cairo to 17 each week. 

“We are delighted to be able to grow our business in Cairo, on the back of commercial demand and great customer support. In the past eight years, the route has carried over 2.7 million passengers and moved over 200,000 tons of cargo,” said Adil Al Ghaith, senior vice president commercial operations for Northern and Western Africa. “We are committed to our customers in Cairo, and will continue to work hard to provide them with the best possible travel connectivity and experience.” 

“Cairo is a very popular destination for both business and leisure travellers, and is a gateway to many of the country’s major tourist attractions such as the Giza pyramids, the Great Sphinx, the ancient temples of Luxor dating back thousands of years and many more. We anticipate that our additional capacity will stimulate further growth in both tourism and business traffic on the route,” he added. 

Emirates will operate the new weekly flights with an Airbus A330-200, offering 12 seats in First Class, 42 seats in Business Class and 183 Economy Class seats.