MILAN (ITALPRESS) – Egyptair, the national airline of Egypt, inaugurates on October 6, 2024 the first direct route Milan Malpensa-Luxor, operated every Sunday, departing at 17:50 and arriving at 23:05 local time in Luxor. The company, which for 60 years with its flights has brought Egypt closer to Italy, confirms with this new opening its desire to support tourism between the two countries, which has been showing a continuously growing trend for several years. According to data from the Ministry of Tourism, in 2023 Egypt recorded 14.9 million visitors, with a growth of 27% compared to 2022 and far higher than the historical record of 13.1 million arrivals recorded in 2019. The lion’s share are Italian tourists, who grew by 250% for a total of 850.
000 arrivals. The data is confirmed by the national airline which, last year, transported more than 265,000 passengers between Italy and Egypt, connecting Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa with 24 weekly flights to Cairo. To manage the ever-increasing demand on an annual basis and with specific seasonal peaks, new direct flights to Cairo have been added for this summer for a total of 28 weekly flights, equalized between Milan and Rome and all operated with Boeing 737-800, thus guaranteeing the possibility of traveling to over 4 thousand passengers every week. “SEA Aeroporti di Milano expresses great satisfaction for Egyptair’s choice to expand the offer at Malpensa airport with the new flight to Luxor, a fascinating destination in the heart of Egypt, much loved by Italians for its thousand-year history and its world-famous archaeological wonders” says Andrea Tucci, vice President Aviation Business Development of SEA. “The strategic partnership between Egyptair and Malpensa is thus enriched with a new chapter that will contribute to further developing connectivity and cultural and human exchanges between Milan and Egypt, characterized by a constant growth in routes and traffic flows. With this new flight, Malpensa’s portfolio of air services is consolidated, serving 182 destinations in 78 countries”. The Malpensa-Luxor route will be operated with a Boeing 737-800 guaranteeing 144 seats of which 24 in Business Class and 120 in Economy Class. (ITALPRESS). Photo: Egyptair press office trl/com 02-Jul-24 17:35 .
