Egyptian start up to launch Jeddah flight

Cairo based Almasria Universal Airlines has revealed that from June 1st it plans to add non-stop service from Cairo to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Almasria previously launched two daily Yanbu-Cairo flights in December 2009.

The carrier will enter a route dominated by flag carriers Egypt Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines, where over 1.1 million O+D passengers have flown between Feb 09-10.