Shorouk Air
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IATA code : | 7Q |
ICAO code : | SHK |
Call sign : | SHOROUK |
Founding: | 1992 |
Operation stopped: | 2003 |
Seat: | Cairo |
Turnstile : | |
Fleet size: | 7th |
Aims: | National and international |
Shorouk Air ceased operations in 2003. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. |
The airline Shorouk Air (also Shorouq Air) was founded in September 1992 as a joint venture between Egypt Air and Kuwait Airways . Basic and maintenance operations took place in Cairo . Flight operations ceased in 2003.
history
In 1992 charter flights were started from Western Europe to Egypt , as well as scheduled flights to the Middle East region . The Boeing 757s that had been ordered for cargo flights for Kuwait Airways were later canceled due to bad business . Two Airbus A320s were leased to Oasis Airlines and Trans Alsace in the spring of 1994. The machine returned from Oasis and later went to the Turkish Onur Air . The second A320 has since been leased to Albanian Airlines . In October 1999 and November 1999 two more A320s were rented or leased.
Shorouk Air flew subcharter for Air Sinai and Egypt Air. During the Hajj period, a particularly large number of flights were carried out to Jeddah .
In 2003 the airline was dissolved. Losses had reached $ 61 million at the time, and the collaboration was now marked by accusations of economic exploitation and neglected leadership. The chairman of Egypt Air Atef Abdel-Hamid told the press on the occasion of the dissolution that the internal operating costs had already far exceeded the proceeds . The routes were taken over by Air Cairo, which was newly founded at the same time as the dissolution .
Destinations
- middle East
- Jeddah
- also charter flights to Western Europe
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Al Ahram Weekly, August 20, 2003, re-establishment of Air Cairo