EgyptAir set to start direct Dhaka-Cairo flights on May 14

The airline initially plans to operate two weekly flights between Dhaka and Cairo
Egypt Air, the state-owned airline of Egypt, is set to begin its regular flight operations to Bangladesh on May 14.
According to EgyptAir, the airline initially planns to operate two weekly flights between Dhaka an Cairo.
On this occasion, EgyptAir District Manager Mostafa Magdy Hussain Elkady and Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of EgyptAir Bangladesh Farhad Hossain met State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali at his ministry office on Tuesday, the airline said in a statement.
They discussed the celebration of the launching of bilateral air connectivity between Egypt and Bangladesh.
During the meeting, Mahbub Ali said the inauguration of EgyptAir in Bangladesh is a milestone in the bilateral relations between our two brotherly countries.
“…direct flights between Dhaka and Cairo will offer a great opportunity for different stakeholders intending to visit Egypt, Europe and North America via Cairo, would reflect exchanging businesses, cargoes, and also facilitate Bangladeshi students studying in Egyptian
universities”, he said.
It will help the tourists who would come to explore the multifaceted Egyptian tourism, he opined.
Highlighting his country as the cradle of modern civilization, Mostafa Magdy said: “Egypt and EgyptAir welcome tourists and passengers from Bangladesh to enjoy the Egyptian hospitality and various cultural heritage.”
He also discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and Egypt through trade, tourism and investment.
Farhad Hossain said commencing flights on this route would boost tourism, trade and business between the two countries.
The airline will operate flights to and from Dhaka twice weekly on Sundays and Wednesdays with brand-new Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Now, EgyptAir will become the sole operator of nonstop flights between Egypt and Bangladesh in the aviation history of Bangladesh, he added.
EgyptAir hopes the nonstop service will further boost leisure travel between the two countries and connect traffic through Cairo to the airline’s onward destinations, such as the US, Canada, the Middle East and Africa.
EgyptAir operates flights to over 80 destinations, including the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States, with a fleet of 69 modern aircraft.