The service, agreed upon with Venice’s Marco Polo Airport, will initially operate twice weekly on Fridays and Mondays. The route will be serviced by new Boeing and Airbus aircraft slated for delivery to EgyptAir in the coming months.
Rady praised the cooperation between Egyptian and Italian
authorities, specifically noting the efforts of Salah Tawfik, EgyptAir’s
general manager for Italy and Malta.
Tawfik described the Cairo-Venice connection as a
"significant step" in expanding the airline's European footprint
while providing direct access for Italian travelers to the Egyptian capital.
The new route adds to EgyptAir’s existing Italian network,
which includes two daily flights to Rome and three daily flights to Milan.
According to the ambassador, negotiations are also underway
with Italy’s flagship carrier, ITA Airways, for a codeshare agreement to
further increase flight frequencies between the two nations.
The expansion aims to capitalize on a record-breaking year for tourism, with over one million Italians visiting Egypt in 2024. Officials expect these numbers to rise further following the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) and the expansion of tourist sites across the country.