Ambitious EgyptAir: Inside The Carrier's Record Plans To North America

Egypt to North America revolves around EgyptAir, which has almost half a million seats this year – its most ever, but will loads and yields keep up? It has 91% of the non-stop market. It comes as Air Canada inaugurated Montréal to Cairo in June 2021, some 12 years after EgyptAir ended the route. EgyptAir serves New York JFK, Toronto, and Washington Dulles. Partly reflecting the significant Egyptian diaspora and heritage in wider New York City, JFK has half of the carrier's 495,000 North America seats this year, according to data experts OAG. For most long-haul operators, JFK is, of course, often the largest market. In mid-August, the height of summer, EgyptAir has 17 weekly services to North America across the three routes, as shown below. That's the joint highest ever, and it'll be at that level for six weeks, more than any other year. Story has more.<br/>