CAIRO: Egypt Air has agreed with private airlines to fly African passengers to Cairo, where the Egyptian airlines will take them to Europe and Arab states, and increasing flights between Egypt and United Arab Emirates, Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal said Tuesday.
Egypt Air will cooperate with private airlines that travel to places where Egypt Air does not function to “expand into the African market,” Youm7 quoted Kamal in a press conference.
Further, a memorandum of understanding on increasing the operational capacity of air transport between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates by 20 percent has been signed, according to Kamal.
In light of the growing Egyptian-UAE economic relations, Egypt Air and Emirates Airlines have operated a third flight on daily basis each on top of the two basic flights, the minister said.
Additional reporting by Rehab Nabil and Ahmed Mostafa