Emirates now operates 12 weekly flights to Cairo

Press release

Published May 15th, 2011 - 08:31 GMT

The increase in flights is reflective of the level of traffic at Cairo International Airport returning to normal

To meet the strengthening demand for its Dubai-Cairo route, Emirates has increased its flights to 12 per week, with flights operating twice a day, on five days of the week. The increase of the three weekly flights, which took effect 1 May 2011, offers greater support for both inbound and outbound passengers, as well as passengers flying from Cairo beyond Dubai through the multitude of Emirates connections available to over 100 destinations globally.

"The increase in flights is reflective of the level of traffic at Cairo International Airport returning to normal,” said Jean Luc Grillet, Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations for Africa. “Cairo has consistently been one of the busiest routes for Emirates, and we are committed to enhancing our presence here." “Expanding on the frequency of flights to Cairo will give our customers greater flexibility in choosing their travel times, as well as help boost further business and tourism opportunities in Egypt,” he added.

Currently, Emirates’ flights to Cairo are served by a mixture of Airbus A330- 200 aircraft (offering 237 seats in a three class configuration: 12 First Class Suites, 42 Business Class and 183 Economy Class seats) and Boeing 777-200.

EK 923 departs Dubai at 1510 hrs (local time) and arrives in Cairo at 1800hrs (local) every day. The return flight, EK 924, departs Cairo at 1830hrs (local) and arrives in Dubai at 0010hrs (local).

EK 927 departs Dubai at 0850 hrs (local time) and arrives in Cairo at 1140 hrs (local) every day except Wednesdays and Thursdays. The return flight, EK 928, departs Cairo at 11:55 hrs (local) and arrives in Dubai at 1730 hrs (local).

Premium on board service includes: the award-winning ice in-flight entertainment system, offering more than 600 channels of on-demand entertainment, including 50 new movie releases, 25 movie classics and 25 children’s films. A large number of Arabic, Hindi and other world cinema films are also available. Entertainment choices also include video and audio on-demand, interactive games, satellite telephone, SMS and email, live BBC news headlines, an air show moving map and external cameras for a bird’s eye view of the journey en route.

Background Information

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