Egypt's Air Cairo to expand into West Africa

Air Cairo is to open a new route between Cairo Int'l and Conakry (Guinea) via Niamey (Niger) during the next northern hemisphere winter to boost diplomatic and economic ties between Egypt and Guinea, according to Egyptian news reports. A statement by the Guinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that discussions in this regard had taken place in Cairo recently between a delegation lead by Guinean Foreign Affairs Minister Ibrahima Khalil Kaba and Air Cairo CEO and chairman Hussein Sherif Fahmi. At the occasion, the airline made a presentation on the opportunities offered by opening the route between the two capitals. It had also seized the opportunity to seek the Guinean government’s support to gain Fifth Freedom rights on the Niamey-Conakry route, the statement said.<br/>