EK CAI-West Coast RT Biz $1120
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EK CAI-West Coast RT Biz $1120
Looks like Emirates is stepping up again...after all the QR fares ex-CAI. Damn...right after I booked :/
CAI-NYC $1119
CAi-SEA $1145
CAI-LAX $1344
CAI-IAH $1153
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...1-04;sc=b;eo=e
Apologize if posted already -- searched but didn't see these.
CAI-NYC $1119
CAi-SEA $1145
CAI-LAX $1344
CAI-IAH $1153
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...1-04;sc=b;eo=e
Apologize if posted already -- searched but didn't see these.
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CAI-BOS clocking in at $1120 R/T
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QR now showing up at $932 R/T for the same route!
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...3-08;sc=b;eo=e
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QR now showing up at $932 R/T for the same route!
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...3-08;sc=b;eo=e
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+1 or at least the Terminal Qatar and BA fly from (terminal 1 I think)
It is old, there is a crowd of people at the door to hassle you. The duty free shop in terminal 1 arrivals feels like a soviet era shop, the shelves were mostly empty with a few random old looking things lying around.
The lounge is kinda nice in a very unique way. Kinda like the lobby of an old hotel.
Cairo is a mess of a city and the airport is one of the messiest I have been to. That said I really liked the city. It is very different and while it is clearly poor, it felt very safe even walking around late at night.
It is old, there is a crowd of people at the door to hassle you. The duty free shop in terminal 1 arrivals feels like a soviet era shop, the shelves were mostly empty with a few random old looking things lying around.
The lounge is kinda nice in a very unique way. Kinda like the lobby of an old hotel.
Cairo is a mess of a city and the airport is one of the messiest I have been to. That said I really liked the city. It is very different and while it is clearly poor, it felt very safe even walking around late at night.
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Other carriers have been operating from T1, which is a bit of a dump, and not really user-friendly until you get air-side. Like much in Egypt it is surface chaos which (surprisingly) works. Once airside its not too bad, perfectly functional duty-free shops, cafes and a comfortable series of lounges of a unique nature you might learn to love
The good news is that T1 airlines are slowly moving operations to the revamped T2. I haven't used it in it's current form, but hopes are high.
So while there's a lot of transferring among flights in T3, there's a lot less inter-terminal, or T1-T1, transfer traffic. But it happens regularly, and there a whole host of threads on FT outlining the process. In truth you don't need the outline: hundreds just do it every day: follow the signs and if you need help, ask for it.
It can be easier to overnight. There are a couple of airport hotels. One is smart and expensive, connected directly to T3: the Novotel is cheaper and operates a shuttle to its on-site hotel (phone first to arrange pick-ups). But you'll need a $25 dollar visa-on-arrival.
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CAI is not a nice airport. Relatively disorganized, substandard lounges, security which does not make you feel safe.
Transit, especially with a terminal change can be very time consuming, but it is doable.
Personally I would do an overnight in one of the hotels close to the airport (Heliopolis area). They all provide some kind of transportation (some are free, some charge). Getting a visa is easy, just line up at the bank first to pay the fee, then go to an immigration counter.
Yo can find relatively inexpensive flights to CAI from Europe. Aegean from MUC occasionaly is below 150 Euro, from others below 200.
Transit, especially with a terminal change can be very time consuming, but it is doable.
Personally I would do an overnight in one of the hotels close to the airport (Heliopolis area). They all provide some kind of transportation (some are free, some charge). Getting a visa is easy, just line up at the bank first to pay the fee, then go to an immigration counter.
Yo can find relatively inexpensive flights to CAI from Europe. Aegean from MUC occasionaly is below 150 Euro, from others below 200.
Last edited by Unterwegs; Dec 9, 2016 at 1:31 am
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