Shorouk Air

Shorouk Air
IATA code :	7Q
ICAO code :	SHK
Call sign :	SHOROUK
Founding:	1992
Operation stopped:	2003
Seat:	Cairo
Turnstile :	Cairo International Airport
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

• Former Airlines List (Africa)

Web links

Commons : Shorouk Air  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Al Ahram Weekly, August 20, 2003, re-establishment of Air Cairo