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Short-lived airline
Nefertiti Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
Founded1980
Ceased operations1982
HubsSir Seretse Khama Airport
Fleet size1 – Boeing 707-321B
DestinationsTel Aviv
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt

Nefertiti Airlines, sometimes known as Nefertiti Aviation was a short-lived airline that operated from 1980–1982. It provided charter service and flights between Cairo and Tel Aviv that EgyptAir could not. The route was later served by Air Sinai, and, starting October 2021, by EgyptAir.

Elhamy Elzayat, former honorary consul in Egypt is credited with helping establish tourism between Egypt and Israel. and these flights were considered key to the establishment of Israeli-Egyptian relations.

References

  1. "Flying with the famous and infamous". Air Facts. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. Guttery, Ben (January 1998). Encyclopedia of African Airlines. p. 53. ISBN 9780786404957.
  3. "Air Sinai - History". Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. Guttery, Ben (1998). Encyclopedia of African Airlines. p. 53. ISBN 9780786404957. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. Elzayat, Elhamy; Rosier-Jones, Joan (2016). Doing it my Way – An Egyptian Memoir. Tangerine Publications. ISBN 9781523758760. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. "Mrs. Navon Assesses Peace Prospects". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1981-05-13. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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