Egyptair launches a revised flight schedule until the 26th March 2011

Presently Egyptair is preparing for the release of a limited modification to the Summer Schedule. The revised schedule will feature a gradual growth in volume of operations over the summer season reaching normal volume towards the end of the season.

"On behalf of Egyptair I would like to extend sincerest thanks to Egyptair customers for their understanding and patience shown over the past weeks as we were trying to cope with the rapidly changing situation," said Hussein Massoud, Chairman and CEO of Egyptair Holding.

"Let me also thank all of Egyptair staff who worked endless hours under considerably difficult conditions to keep Egyptair flying as best as possible. This dedication is truly appreciated and was well received by Egyptair customers", he continued.

Last week some news spread in the international media about Egyptair intention to lease out some aircraft. Egyptair would like to confirm that no press release was issued from Egyptair in that regard. However, an internal communication with Egyptair staff that was addressing possible measures to alleviate the impact of the drop in passenger traffic during the peak of the crisis, referred to the possibility of offering any excess capacity for short term ACMI lease.

Apparently, this internal communication leaked out by a way or another to the media and was erroneously treated as an official release.

Within the peak of the crisis, Egyptair had diligently performed appropriate adjustments to the schedule that were required to enhance the efficiency of the network through altering frequencies and retiming.

Egyptair assures its valued customers and stakeholders of the commitment to provide the highest standards of service and to meet their expectations.