EgyptAir Express
EgyptAir Express was a regional airline based in Cairo, Egypt. A wholly owned subsidiary of the state-owned EgyptAir, established in 2006 to offer passengers increased frequencies on domestic and regional routes through the use of smaller aircraft.
The airline has been a member of Star Alliance, through the membership of its parent company, EgyptAir, since July 2008. On 4 November 2019, it was merged with its parent EgyptAir as part of a restructuring plan.
History
EgyptAir Express was created in May 2006 and launched operations on 1 June 2007.In January 2018, it was announced that the airline would open a base at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport for its incoming fleet of Airbus A220-300s, this would increase the amount of destinations served by the airline at the airport with the possibility of operating to cities in Italy, Germany, Morocco and India non-stop.
As of 4 November 2019, as part of Aviation Minister Air Marshal Younes Hamed plan of restructuring, EgyptAir Express has been completely merged with EgyptAir parent company. . It continues to operate the Embraer E170 which is gradually being sold at a rate of 1 per month, being replaced by the Airbus A220 operated by EgyptAir mainline. It is expected to cease operations by June 2020 after selling the last Embraer E170
Corporate affairs
The key trends for EgyptAir Express are shown below. Figures for the years ending 30 June 2011 and 2012 were delayed because of disruption caused by the Egyptian Revolution in early 2011, and the figures themselves reflect the disruption that occurred.| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Turnover | 334 | 525 | 706 | 636 | 628 | 796 | 801 | 841 | 958 | 1,414 |
| Profits | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0.7 | 2 | 77 | |||
| Number of passengers | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Passenger load factor | 81 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 83 | 79 | 82 |
| Number of aircraft | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Number of routes | 11 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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Destinations
EgyptAir Express served the following destinations as of October 2019:| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| Cyprus | Larnaca | Larnaca International Airport | |
| Egypt | Abu Simbel | Abu Simbel Airport | |
| Egypt | Alexandria | Borg El Arab Airport | |
| Egypt | Assiut | Assiut Airport | |
| Egypt | Aswan | Aswan International Airport | |
| Egypt | Cairo | Cairo International Airport | |
| Egypt | Hurghada | Hurghada International Airport | |
| Egypt | Luxor | Luxor International Airport | |
| Egypt | Marsa Alam | Marsa Alam International Airport | |
| Egypt | Sharm El Sheikh | Sharm El Sheikh International Airport | |
| Egypt | Sohag | Sohag International Airport | |
| Greece | Athens | Athens International Airport | |
| Hungary | Budapest | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Kuwait International Airport | |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport | |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | King Abdulaziz International Airport | |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | King Khalid International Airport |
Historical Fleet
As of November 2019, prior to the merger into its parent, the EgyptAir Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft:| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
| Embraer 170LR | 2007 | 2019 |