EgyptAir

One of the world's first airlines, Egyptair operates over 400 flights a week from Egypt to more than 66 domestic and international destinations stretching across Asia, Europe, Africa and North America.

Egyptair can offer British passengers convenient direct flights from London Heathrow to Luxor or to its hub airport at Cairo, with some relatively cheap flights often available.

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For those wanting to save even more money, Egyptair operates a frequent flier programme called Egyptair Plus, which allows passengers to earn reward points for international flights taken with the airline.

Bonus points can be earned on special occasions such as birthdays and weddings, and rewards can be exchanged for great privileges including free flights, extra baggage allowance and class upgrades.

The airline was established in 1932 and was only the seventh airline in the world to be set up. Egyptair was nationalised during the Second World War and today remains Egypt's national airline.

These days, the airline operates its flights using a fleet of modern and efficient Boeing and Airbus aircraft, including Airbus 321-200 aeroplanes and Boeing 777-200ER aeroplanes.

Egyptair recently placed an order with Boeing for 12 new Next Generation 737-800 aircraft, delivery of which is scheduled to start in 2006.

Onboard its aircraft, too, Egyptair has been upgrading its facilities to respond to customer demand for a high quality travel experience. Passengers flying with the airline can look forward to delicious meals on board Egyptair flights, as well as extremely comfortable seats.

In-flight entertainment is available in the form of a range of the latest movies, and passengers flying with first or business class can benefit from individual seat-back video screens.

Individual personal telephones are available in the seat armrest for first and business class passengers flying on A340 and B777 aircraft, while on B747 aircraft, passengers have the option of requesting a wireless telephone from a member of the cabin crew. Economy class passengers can also access wireless telephones from the cabin crew when flying on A340, B777 or B747 aeroplanes.

Egyptair recently entered a deal to intensify the partnership it has shared with Greek airline, Olympic Airlines, since 1959. The two airlines have code-sharing agreements on their flight routes to and from Alexandria in order to provide a wider choice of convenient flights for their customers.

The airlines will now offer passengers an increased and intensified service, aiming to enhance traffic growth and commercial relations between the two countries.