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EgyptAir Express

Regional airline of Egypt (2006–2019)

Egyptair Express was a regional airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It was 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 had been a member of Star Alliance, through the membership of its parent company, Egyptair, since July 2008.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1

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ERJ170 Egyptair Express SU-GDG MLA February 2011
Photo: Gordon Zammit, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Egyptair Express was a regional airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It was 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.2

Corporate structure

EgyptAir Express is part of a group headed by EgyptAir. 6 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

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's restructuring plan, Egyptair Express has been completely merged with Egyptair, its parent company. It continued to operate the Embraer E170 which was gradually being sold at a rate of one per month, being replaced by the Airbus A220 operated by Egyptair mainline. It ceased operations in June 2020 after selling the last Embraer E170

Historical fleet

As of November 2019, prior to the merger into its parent, the Egyptair Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on EgyptAir Express, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Egyptair Express served the following destinations as of October 2019:

From Wikipedia’s article on EgyptAir Express, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2019Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2006Founded Founded1

Sources

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