Egypt Air Celebrates 81st Anniversary

2013-05-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passengers departing on flight number MS921 from Bahrain International Airport (BIA) to Cairo International Airport on Tuesday morning, 7th of May, 2013, were bid farewell with flowers and chocolate in line with Egypt Air’s celebrations to mark the airline’s 81st anniversary.

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) participated in Egypt Air’s celebrations and held a small ceremony at the airport attended by officials from both companies. Vice President of Airport Operations at BAC Mr. Mohammed Thamir Al Kaabi commented on this occasion and confirmed that running a successful airline company for more than eighty years is a key milestone and a clear testament of Egypt Air significant work in meeting the needs of travelers in an efficient manner.

“We work hand-in-hand with our partners, the airline companies, to provide exceptional travel experience and enhance Bahrain International Airport as a world-class airport.  We are proud of Egypt Air’s achievements throughout the past 81 years, and we are looking forward to welcome more passengers arriving and departing via the leading Egyptian carrier.”  Mr. Al Kaabi added

Pilot Tawfiq Assi, Chairman of Egypt Air, commented on this milestone “In marking our 81st anniversary, we decided to treat our passengers with discounts on ticket fares where they only pay 81% of ticket prices issued on the 7th of May.   This also coincided with a range of activities in airports hosting Egypt Air flights world-wide.”

The anniversary celebrations also featured free tickets for participants in the company’s Facebook competition titled “Memories of Egypt”.  Travelers were awarded with free plus bonus miles, up to 3000 mile, for their trips during the period between the 6th and 8th of May.

In addition to Egypt Air, BIA caters to 38 airlines flying to 51 destinations world-wide. Accommodating approximately 9 million passengers a year, an 8.8% increase in passenger traffic was reported during 2012 following a series of development initiatives at the airport.   BIA has won various internationally-renowned awards, most recently the SKYTRAX Award 2013 for the Middle East’s Best Airport Staff. It has also received different nominations that ranked BIA in the SKYTRAX world’s top 100 airports.

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