FlyEgypt

flyEgypt
IATA ICAO Call sign
FT FEG SKY EGYPT
Founded2014
Commenced operationsFebruary 12, 2015 (2015-02-12)
Ceased operationsOctober 21, 2024 (2024-10-21)
Operating bases
Fleet size2
Destinations9 (scheduled)
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Key peopleAhmed el Helw CEO
Employees600
Websiteflyegypt.com

flyEgypt was an Egyptian low-cost and charter airline that was headquartered in Cairo.[1]

History

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The airline was founded in 2014 as a single class charter operator[2] and started operations on 12 February 2015 with a flight between Cairo and Jeddah. On 11 July 2015 it started a weekly seasonal service between Zürich and Marsa Alam.[1][3]

On 21 October 2024, it was reported that FlyEgypt had ceased flight operations due to financial difficulties.[4]

Destinations

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As of February 2022, FlyEgypt serves the following scheduled destinations (excluding seasonal charter operations):[5]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots Airport Seasonal [6]
Egypt Alexandria Borg El Arab Airport Base [7]
Cairo Cairo International Airport Base [8]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Seasonal [8]
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport [7]
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport [9]
Yanbu Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz International Airport [10]
United Arab Emirates Sharjah Sharjah International Airport [11]
Uzbekistan Tashkent Tashkent International Airport [12]

Fleet

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A FlyEgypt Boeing 737-800 at Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, in June 2023

As of June 2023, the FlyEgypt fleet consists of the following aircraft:[13]

FlyEgypt fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 2 189
Total 2

References

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  1. ^ a b "FlyEgypt". Airliner World: 15. September 2015.
  2. ^ "FlyEgypt". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ^ "FlyEgypt arrives in Zurich". World Airline News. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. ^ https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/145962-flyegypt-ceases-flight-operations-amid-financial-distress
  5. ^ flyegypt.today - Flight retrieved 6 December 2018
  6. ^ Liu, Jim (5 June 2024). "FlyEgypt Adds Hurghada – Yerevan From June 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "flyEgypt Launches New Route from Borg El Arab to Jeddah". fly.eg. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b "flyEgypt launches new domestic network". fly.eg. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  9. ^ "flyEgypt Add More Flights to Saudi Arabia from April 2023". fly.eg. 5 April 2023.
  10. ^ "flyEgypt Expands to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia". fly.eg. 3 August 2023.
  11. ^ "flyEgypt adds Sharjah to its growing network". fly.eg. 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  12. ^ "FlyEgypt NW23 Tashkent Operations". AeroRoutes. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  13. ^ "FlyEgypt Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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