New Hurghada flights from Budapest on Air Cairo

Air Cairo, a low-fare airline based in Cairo, Egypt and part owned by Egyptair, has returned to Budapest Airport today, giving a significant boost in the Hungarian gateway’s capacity to Hurghada.

The Egyptian low-cost carrier (LCC) has launched a weekly service from Budapest to Egypt’s Red Sea coast – already set to increase to twice-weekly from 29 March 2023 – meaning the airport will see a 173% increase in its capacity to Egypt’s second busiest gateway next summer.

Flown on the carrier’s fleet of 180-seat A320s and 110-seat E190s, the resumption of services in the African market gives Air Cairo an immediate 16% share of weekly seats across all routes in the region.

Joining the airport’s existing links to Cairo and Hurghada, Air Cairo’s new flights will see Budapest offer nearly 40,000 one-way seats to Egypt next year.