Due to the country-wide anti-government protestersin Egypt, Air Sinai, stopped flying to Israel for the foreseeable future
Due to the country-wide anti-government protestersin Egypt, Air Sinai, which is effectively a subsidiary of EgyptAir, stopped flying to Israel for the foreseeable future. Air Sinai is reportedly the only Egypt-based airline that offers flights to Israel.
The airline which has its central hub in Cairo International Airport (IATA: CAI, ICAO: HECA)from which it operates flights to Tel Aviv in Israel.
The airline runs three weekly flights from Cairo to Tel Aviv. The fleet of Air Sinai consists of only one aircraft, namely Boeing 737-500.
El Al's flights from Cairo International Airportare the only air connection to Israel. El Al's flights from the Egyptian capital departed Cairo last week after substantial delays due to the huge number of passengers at the airport trying to leave Egypt.
Air Sinai halts service to Israel
Due to the country-wide anti-government protesters in Egypt, Air Sinai, stopped flying to Israel for the foreseeable future
07.02.11 / 00:00
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