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HISTORICAL FACTS: Egyptair - The Untold Story

This Week in History: From a Gestapo chief on trial to a tragic aviation mystery

Explore how major events between 18 and 24 May were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

Is Cairo International Airport Open? Airport Fully Operational with Hundreds of Flights

Cairo International Airport (CAI), Egypt's busiest aviation hub and a key gateway between Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, remains fully open and handling regular commercial passenger traffic on March 21, 2026, despite widespread disruptions across the broader Middle East due to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

International Business Times

Airline passenger seeks $5 million after being jabbed by used hypodermic needle left in seatback pocket

Exclusive: “The airlines have absolutely perfected the art of dehumanizing their customers,” the plaintiff’s attorney Abram Bohrer told The Independent

The Independent UK

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EgyptAir crash which killed British man and 64 others caused by fire not ‘explosion’, coroner rules

Richard Osman died alongside 65 others when EgyptAir flight MS804 vanished over the Mediterranean in May 2016

Evening Standard

EgyptAir crash which killed British man caused by oxygen fire, says coroner

The coroner, Mark Layton, dismissed an Egyptian report which suggested the crash could have been caused by a deliberate explosion.

Evening Standard

Egyptair Cancels Flights To Beirut Amid Unfolding Events

EgyptAir and Jordan suspend flights to Beirut in response to escalating tensions in Lebanon, prioritizing passenger safety.

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EgyptAir will resume direct flights from Egypt to conflict-stricken Sudan

Egyptian authorities say the national carrier will resume direct flights to Sudan this week following high profile talks between the Egyptian president and Sudan’s military chief

The Independent UK

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They sphinx it’s all over: Wizz Air and easyJet square up with flights from Luton to the pyramids in Egypt

Both budget airlines will connect Bedfordshire with Cairo from October

The Independent UK

Saudi National Carrier Suspends Flights to and from Sudan

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) said one of its Airbus aircrafts "had an accident" at Sudan's Khartoum airport before its scheduled departure to Riyadh on Saturday. Saudia also said in a statement that its flights to and from Sudan had been suspended until further notice.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Heathrow passengers warned of ‘disruption, delays and potential cancellations’ as 72 hour strike is called

10 airlines could be affected: Aer Lingus, Air Canada, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Egyptair, Finnair, Lufthansa, Qantas, Swiss and TAP Portugal.

The Independent UK

Civil society groups report surveillance and intimidation at Cop27

Attenders say actions of Egyptian authorities are threatening their participation at conference

The Guardian - UK

Online travel agents’ deals may be tempting – but be careful who you book through

The Man Who Pays His Way: Cut-price deals can make the difference between travelling or not

The Independent UK

US Welcomes Resumption of Flights Between Egypt, Libya

The US welcomed the resumption of direct flights between Tripoli and Cairo, which followed similar agreements with other regional capitals. “The United States welcomes the resumption of direct passenger flights between Tripoli and Egypt following similar agreements with other regional capitals,” the US embassy in Libya tweeted. “We encourage and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pilot smoking cigarette caused 2016 EgyptAir crash: Report

66 people died in the 2016 crash, which Egyptian authorities initially blamed on terrorism.

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EgyptAir flight crashed killing all 66 on board after pilot 'lit a cigarette in cockpit'

The EgyptAir plane crashed over the Mediterranean that killed 66 people was caused by a pilot smoking a cigarette in the cockpit, it has emerged.

The Independent UK

Pilot’s lit cockpit cigarette caused passenger plane to crash into sea, report claims

Pilot’s cigarette may have ignited with oxygen leaking from emergency mask, alleges report

The Independent UK

The world’s worst business class plane cabins revealed

Egyptair comes last in new ranking

Asharq Al-Awsat

EgyptAir Resumes Flights to Benghazi

EgyptAir announced that it would operate daily direct flights between Cairo and the Libyan city of Benghazi starting on 18 April this year, after an 11-year suspension due to the deteriorating security situation following the "revolution" that ousted the late President Muammar Gaddafi. The Libyan authorities allowed the resumption of…

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