22 December 2021

Iberia to return to Egypt in 2022 with charter flights every saturday

Egipto
  • Under agreement with Spanish tour operator  SamaTravel, starting on 8 January
  • Alternating Madrid-Cairo and Madrid-Luxor flights

 

Iberia and the Spanish tour operator SamaTravel have agreed to offer charter flights from Madrid to the Egyptian cities of Cairo and Luxor. 

From 8 January until end-October, 2022, charter flights are scheduled for every Saturday, alternating between Cairo and Luxor, the country’s main port of call for cruise ships.

 

Flight Schedule

From/To

Flight no.

Day

Departs

Arrives

Madrid-Cairo

IB2870

Saturdays (alternating with Luxor)

10:00h

15:50h

Cairo-Madrid

IB871

Saturdays (alternating with Luxor)

17:00h

21:20h

Madrid-Luxor

IB2870

Saturdays (alternating with  Cairo)

9:00h

15:50h

Luxor-Madrid

IB871

Saturdays (alternating with Cairo)

17:00h

21:20h

 

Flight schedules are set to facilitate connections to/from the Spanish airports of Barcelona, Corunna, Vigo, Asturias,  and Bilbao.

 

Egypt, a popular destination in 2022

Egypt is a popular destination following the pandemic restrictions, in part because of the low incidence of Covid-19 cases there.

Egypt has implemented strict precautionary measures to protect the health of visitors.

SamaTravel notes that demand for travel to Egypt has been increasing steadily.

“Since we became the first tour operator to resume charter services to Luxor, we have seen demand grow day by day. Most of our flights have been full in recent months, and we have even had waiting lists. That’s why we decided that we couldn’t ignore the requests from tour operators and travel agencies, and are now betting heavily on our star destination. It is a privilege to do so with Iberia,” said SamaTravel CEO Mohamed Ali.

“We are very happy,” he continued, “that we were chosen to return to a country we love and we trust that we will continue to lead as the Spanish tour operator with the largest number of seats for Egypt.”

Iberia’s Guillermo González Vallina, Sales Manager for Spain, Portugal, and North Africa, commented. “We are delighted to be flying again to Egypt following the interruption caused by the pandemic. Now, thanks to SamaTravel, we will be making these charter flights which are sure to be a success. Iberia hopes to offer our customers a wonderful holiday experience!”