Air Cairo has launched its first direct flight from the Armenian capital Yerevan to El Alamein International Airport, in a new step reflecting the airline's success in expanding in target international markets and strengthening New Alamein City's position as a global tourist destination.
El Alamein International Airport welcomed the inaugural flight in a festive atmosphere, carrying a group of tourists coming to enjoy Egypt's tourist destinations, especially New Alamein City, which has become one of the most prominent tourism and investment destinations in the Mediterranean region in recent years.
The launch of the new route is part of Air Cairo's efforts to support inbound tourism to Egypt and provide more direct travel options, helping to increase tourist flows to Egyptian cities, especially coastal destinations seeing growing demand from European and regional markets.
In this context, Hussein Sherif, Chairman of Air Cairo, stressed that operating direct flights between Yerevan and El Alamein is a qualitative addition to the airline's network and reflects the growing confidence in Egypt as a destination among foreign markets. He noted that one direct weekly flight operates between Yerevan and El Alamein in each direction every Wednesday, with increased capacity under study in line with growing demand and tourist traffic between the two countries.
Sherif explained that the new route responds to growing demand for travel to Egypt from the Armenian market, noting that Air Cairo continues to implement its expansion plans and study opportunities to operate more international destinations, supporting the Egyptian state's targets of boosting tourism and strengthening air connectivity with promising markets.
He added that the airline is keen to provide direct and comfortable travel services that meet customers' expectations and support tourism development efforts, stressing that New Alamein City has become a key attraction on the regional and international tourism map thanks to its integrated development and tourism projects.
