sorry for bumping up an old thread , but it is 4 months since the thread was started and AFAIK the new terminal is still not open . I have checked the Cairo Airport website and cannot see any info , likewise on Egyptairs website , the only info I can see is on wikipedia ( and thus , of course , infallible ) stating that :
it will only open to passenger services in May 2009
but also stating :
The transfer of operations at the terminal will take place in several phases with the first phase beginning in April 2009. The first service planned will be a flight from Cairo to New York JFK operated by EgyptAir (MS985) (exact date yet to be announced).
does anyone have any idea when T3 will really truly open in the meaningful sense of actually handling pax ( rather than ribbon-cutting ceremonies etc ) ?
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Following EGYPTAIR service transfers to Terminal 3.
New York JFK eff 27APR09 Sharm el Sheikh eff 25MAY09
Amazing. When I was in Cairo during the X'mas period, the hotel limousine was telling me that the new terminal was opening in a week's time. I felt that it was such a shame with my timing as I read about the lovely new Egypt Air lounge. Looks like I didn't really miss anything
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I've just received an e-mail from my employer's embedded travel agent advising that LH and LX will start operating from CAI T3 on 4 May 2009 - Inshallah!
I've just received an e-mail from my employer's embedded travel agent advising that LH and LX will start operating from CAI T3 on 4 May 2009 - Inshallah!
Other Star Alliance carriers' phased move into Terminal 3:
04MAY09: Austrian Airlines and Swiss International
05MAY09: Lufthansa (to be confirmed)
11MAY09: bmi (to be confirmed)
18MAY09: Singapore Airlines (to be confirmed)
18MAY09: Turkish Airlines (to be confirmed)
As an interim measure other non-Star Alliance carriers operating from Terminal 2 will briefly relocate to Terminal 3 in 2009 while the former terminal is renovated
Other Star Alliance carriers' phased move into Terminal 3:
04MAY09: Austrian Airlines and Swiss International
05MAY09: Lufthansa (to be confirmed)
11MAY09: bmi (to be confirmed)
18MAY09: Singapore Airlines (to be confirmed)
18MAY09: Turkish Airlines (to be confirmed)
As an interim measure other non-Star Alliance carriers operating from Terminal 2 will briefly relocate to Terminal 3 in 2009 while the former terminal is renovated
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Originally Posted by directorguy_
As an interim measure other non-Star Alliance carriers operating from Terminal 2 will briefly relocate to Terminal 3 in 2009 while the former terminal is renovated.
That's news to me, and massively relevant. Thank you.
Mind you I can't see any renovation of Terminal 2 being brief - the end of 2010 is probably a realistic target for completion.
That's news to me, and massively relevant. Thank you.
Mind you I can't see any renovation of Terminal 2 being brief - the end of 2010 is probably a realistic target for completion.
Phil, it will take around 36 months to completely renovate Terminal 2 to the standards of Terminal 3, and therefore expect a reshuffling of airlines between all 3 terminals between now and 2012.
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