FlyEgypt

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flyEgypt
FlyEgypt New Logo 2019.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
FTFEGSKY EGYPT
Founded2014
Commenced operationsFebruary 12, 2015 (2015-02-12)
Ceased operationsOctober 21, 2024 (2024-10-21)
Operating bases
Fleet size2
Destinations9 (scheduled)
Headquarters Cairo, Egypt
Key peopleAhmed el Helw, CEO
Employees600
Website flyegypt.com

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

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History

The airline was founded in 2014 as a single class charter operator 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] [2] On 21 October 2024, it was reported that FlyEgypt had ceased flight operations due to financial difficulties. [3]

Destinations

As of February 2022, FlyEgypt served the following scheduled destinations (excluding seasonal charter operations): [4]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots Airport Seasonal [5]
Egypt Alexandria Borg El Arab Airport Base [6]
Cairo Cairo International Airport Base [7]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Seasonal [7]
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport [6]
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport [8]
Yanbu Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz International Airport [9]
United Arab Emirates Sharjah Sharjah International Airport [10]
Uzbekistan Tashkent Tashkent International Airport [11]

Fleet

FlyEgypt Boeing 737-800 SU-TMH FlyEgypt B738 (40974239445).jpg
FlyEgypt Boeing 737-800

As of June 2023, the FlyEgypt fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[ citation needed ]

FlyEgypt fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Boeing 737-800 2189
Total2

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References

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  2. "FlyEgypt arrives in Zurich". World Airline News. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/145962-flyegypt-ceases-flight-operations-amid-financial-distress
  4. flyegypt.today - Flight retrieved 6 December 2018
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  6. 1 2 "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.
  7. 1 2 "flyEgypt launches new domestic network". fly.eg. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. "flyEgypt Add More Flights to Saudi Arabia from April 2023". fly.eg. 5 April 2023.
  9. "flyEgypt Expands to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia". fly.eg. 3 August 2023.
  10. "flyEgypt adds Sharjah to its growing network". fly.eg. 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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