EgyptAir announced that their subsidiary EgyptAir Express will be inaugurating twice weekly flights linking Malta to Cairo starting on the 3rd of July, 2008.

Anthony Vella, general manager of MISR Co. Ltd stated these scheduled flights have been timed with convenience in mind for both business and leisure travelers, as flights depart from Cairo at 2pm on Thursdays and Sundays, arriving in Malta at 4pm and flights will depart from Malta on the same day at 4.45pm and arriving in Cairo at 8.45pm (departures and arrivals all being indicated in local times).

EgyptAir Express is a scheduled domestic and regional airline that started operations in June 2006. EgyptAir Express is a subsidiary of EgyptAir Holding Co. The Company’s main base is Cairo International Airport with secondary bases in both of Alexandria (Nozha Airport) and Sharm El Sheikh. Current fleet consists of 6 Embraer ERJ’s 170. Future fleet expansion is planned on early 2009 with 6 reserved options of either ERJ 170 or ERJ 190.