EgyptAir has just revealed its fourth destination in North America, which seems like a logical enough addition.
EgyptAir adds Newark route as of June 2023
As of June 3, 2023, EgyptAir will launch a new 3x weekly flight between Cairo (CAI) and Newark (EWR). The flight will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, with the following schedule:
MS987 Cairo to Newark departing 4:40AM arriving 10:00AM
MS988 Newark to Cairo departing 1:00PM arriving 6:55AM (+1 day)
The 5,623-mile flight is blocked at 11hr20min westbound and 11hr55min eastbound. It’s interesting to see an eastbound flight blocked longer than a westbound flight.
EgyptAir will use a Boeing 787-9 for the route, featuring 309 seats. This includes 30 business class seats and 279 economy class seats.
I recently reviewed EgyptAir’s Boeing 787-9 business class. The airline has reverse herringbone seats, which are quite competitive. While the hard product is good, just about everything else leaves something to be desired.
How this route fits into EgyptAir’s network
For context, Newark will be EgyptAir’s fourth destination in North America. The airline also flies:
- 7x weekly to New York (JFK)
- 5x weekly to Toronto (YYZ)
- 4x weekly to Washington (IAD)
On the surface it might seem strange to some that EgyptAir is adding flights to Newark when it already flies to Kennedy. However, keep in mind that EgyptAir is in the Star Alliance, so it has a ton of potential connectivity at Newark through partner United. Meanwhile United doesn’t even fly to Kennedy, so the airline has a lot less connectivity there.
EgyptAir’s Newark flight is well timed for many connections on both ends, so I can’t imagine the airline will have any trouble filling seats on this flight. Admittedly it’s not exactly the boldest expansion, but it makes sense, given connectivity, and the parts of the United States with the biggest Egyptian populations.
Bottom line
EgyptAir will soon be launching flights to Newark, as the airline will fly 3x weekly from Cairo to Newark with a Boeing 787. This is a logical enough addition, and complements the carrier’s existing daily service to New York. It would be nice to see EgyptAir expand to a completely new market in North America, but I think that’s unlikely for the time being.
What do you make of EgyptAir adding flights to Newark?
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