KUWAIT, Sept 12 (KUNA) -- Egypt's state-run airline launched low rate weekly flights to and from Kuwait every Thursday, in several Egyptian airports, Chairman and Managing Director of Egytpain Air Cairo company, pilot Ehab Abdel Rahman Al-Tahtawi said on Monday.
Speaking to KUNA during his current visit to Kuwait he said that Air Cairo set in motion low rate flights to and from Kuwait.
The first flight kicked off successfully from Sohag International Airport in Egypt, Al-Tahtawi added.
He affirmed that his country's airlines are committed to civil aviation regulations in Kuwait, based on "historical relations" that made Air Cairo launch its first flight from Kuwait.
The airline is currently operating between Kuwait and several Egyptian airports that include Sohag International, Assiut and at present working on Marsa Alam International, Sharm El Sheikh International, Taba International and Hurghada Airport, he explained.
He noted that there's an expansion plan that includes, UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, Al-Tahtawi pointed out that Air Cairo was established in 2003 and it's jointly owned by Egypt Air by 60 percent, National Bank of Egypt by 20 percent and Bank Misr with 20 percent.(end) asg.tb.hs KUNA 121132 Sep 11NNNN