Nile Air

Nile Air (Arabic:النيل للطيران) is an Egyptian airline based at Cairo International Airport that operates scheduled services to destinations in Egypt and the Middle East, Persian Gulf and Africa. The airline is associated with the Al Tayyar Travel Group, and is the largest private scheduled airline in Egypt.

It is a full service carrier (with business and economy class services) that operates scheduled services,^[1] using a fleet of Airbus A320-200s.

The airline's head office is located opposite Cairo International Airport's Terminal 1 in Cairo, Egypt.

History

On 1 November 2009, the airline received its (AOC) from the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority, which permitted the airline to launch operations. It launched operations in August 2010, initially operating a short term wet lease contract with Libyan Arab Airlines, before starting scheduled services from Egypt in March 2011,^[1] with the launch of flights to Saudi Arabia.

In January 2011, the airline became the first private Egyptian airline to publish its schedule and flight availability on the Global Distribution System (GDS). By the end of December 2013, Nile Air joined the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

The airline had originally ordered nine Airbus A321-200 aircraft in 2007,^[2] however in 2015 this order was adjusted to two aircraft.

Corporate affairs

Nile Air Airbus A320 at Hamburg Airport (December 2013)

Ownership

Nile Air is an Egyptian Joint Stock Company established in 2008, and is 'mainly owned' by Dr. Nasser Al Tayyar, former President of Al Tayyar Group, a prominent travel agency based in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.^[1] Nile Air is shown in the accounts of the Al Tayyar Travel Group Holding Company as a 'related company'.^[3]

Destinations

As of April 2016, Nile Air serves the following destinations with scheduled services:

	Base
	Seasonal
	Future
	Terminated route

City	Country	IATA	ICAO	Airport	Refs
Abha	Saudi Arabia	AHB	OEAB	Abha Regional Airport	begins 2 June 2016
Alexandria	Egypt	HBE	HEBA	Borg El Arab Airport	^[1]
Baghdad	Iraq	BGW	ORBI	Baghdad International Airport
Basra	Iraq	BSR	ORMM	Basra International Airport
Buraidah	Saudi Arabia	ELQ	OEGS	Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport
Cairo	Egypt	CAI	HECA	Cairo International Airport	^[1]
Hofuf	Saudi Arabia	HOF	OEAH	Al-Ahsa International Airport
Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	JED	OEJN	King Abdulaziz International Airport	^[1]
Jizan	Saudi Arabia	GIZ	OEGN	Jizan Regional Airport	begins 2 June 2016
Kuwait City	Kuwait	KWI	OKBK	Kuwait International Airport	^[1]
Port Sudan	Sudan	PZU	HSPN	Port Sudan New International Airport	^[4]
Sakakah	Saudi Arabia	AJF	OESK	Al-Jawf Domestic Airport	^[5]
Ta’if	Saudi Arabia	TIF	OETF	Ta’if Regional Airport	^[1]
Tabuk	Saudi Arabia	TUU	OETB	Tabuk Regional Airport	^[1]
Yanbu	Saudi Arabia	YNB	OEYN	Yanbu Airport	^[1]

Destinations earmarked for future expansion include cities in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

Fleet

The Nile Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at April 2016):

**Nile Air Fleet**
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Options	Passengers			Notes
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Options	C	Y	Total	Notes
Airbus A320-200	4	-	-	8	156	164
Airbus A321-200	-	2	-	-	-	TBA	To be delivered in 2018
Total	4	2	-

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "About Nile Airline". Retrieved 28 November 2015.
↑ "Airbus wins $792mn Nile Air order". Retrieved 28 November 2015.
↑ "Al Tayyar Travel Group Holding Company Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
↑ "Nile Air Flows Across Saudi Arabia and into Sudan". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
↑ "Nile Air Announce Seventh Destination In Saudi Arabia". Retrieved 4 December 2015.

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