Dublin Airport welcomes new EgyptAir route from Cairo

The new route, which commences on June 2, will operate four times per week and will be Ireland’s first scheduled air service to and from Egypt.

Vincent Harrison, managing director at Dublin Airport welcomed the news saying: “We’re very pleased to welcome EgyptAir to Ireland and to add Cairo to Dublin Airport’s extensive route network. Cairo is one of the world’s great cities and we will be working closely with EgyptAir to promote this new route, which will be welcomed by both business and leisure travellers.”

Captain Amr Nabil, EgyptAir Airlines chairman and & CEO said: “We are glad to announce the cooperation with Dublin Airport to link Egypt and Ireland as of June 2. We as EGYPTAIR expect potential traffic between the two countries connecting the customers to beyond Dublin and Cairo on EGYPTAIR extended network in the Middle East and Africa with state of the art fleet of aircraft. EGYPTAIR is planning to operate its newest A320 NEO providing 16 seats in business class and 126 seats in economy class. The aircraft is further equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity and on-board mobile roaming service.”

Amr added: “Due to Ireland’s significant location on the western part of the European continent, Dublin Airport represents a strategic hub for passengers flying to Egypt’s top leisure destinations; namely Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor and Aswan, in addition to EgyptAir network reaching more than 40 destinations in the Middle East and Africa and more destinations would be added in the near future.”