Shorouk Air

Cairo

The airline Shorouk Air ( also Shorouq Air) was established in September 1992 as a joint venture of Egypt Air and Kuwait Airways. Basic maintenance and operation took place in Cairo. The flight was closed down in 2003.

History

1992 charter flights from Western Europe were taken to Egypt, as well as scheduled flights to the Middle East. Due to continuous bad transactions ordered Boeing 757, which were intended for cargo flights for Kuwait Airways were canceled later. Two Airbus A320s were leased to Oasis Airlines and Trans Alsace in the spring of 1994. Oasis of the machine came back and went to the Turkish Onur Air A320 later The second has now been leased to Albanian Airlines. In October 1999 and November 1999, two more A320 were rented or leased.

Shorouk Air Subcharter flew for Air Sinai and Egypt Air During Hadj - time especially many flights were conducted to Jeddah.

In 2003, the airline was dissolved. The losses had reached at that time $ 61 million and cooperation was now marked by allegations of economic exploitation and neglected leadership. The Chairman of Egypt Air Atef Abdel- Hamid told the press on the occasion of the resolution that even the internal operating costs had already exceeded the proceeds far. The tracks were from the - over Air Cairo - simultaneously with the newly resolution.

Destinations

• Jeddah
• Charter flights to Western Europe