Private company

Air Memphis

Charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt

Air Memphis was a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. Its main base was Cairo International Airport.2 It ceased to exist in 2013.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1
Air Memphis Airbus A320 Bidini
Photo: Aldo Bidini, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Air Memphis was a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. Its main base was Cairo International Airport.2

The story

The airline was established in August 1995 and started operations in March 1996. It had branches in Sharm ِAl Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel. It had 530 employees as of March 2010; the airline was bought by Ramy Lakah in 2013 and had a new CEO, Khalid Hassanain. The company did some flights to Iran; later, the new owner changed the airline's name to Air Leisure,

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Memphis, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

As of December 2016 Air Memphis does not operate any aircraft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Memphis, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2013Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1995Founded Founded1

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