2old4coach

No ban from LHR. You can bring lap tops etc.
It is on departing on BA from CAI there is an electronics ban.

Shareholder

BA does send a reminder email within 24-hoursof the carry on restriction. And short checking is now the norm at CAI as long as you have enough connecting time at LHR. Also BA has security checks at the gate too, so if you use the horrid lounge you will go through three security checks! I had brought a lock for my checked bag but was unable to find it when I was placing my restricted items into my bag. Worried about pilfering but everything was there when I got my short checked bag at LHR.

Used Uber while in Cairo and as noted, just $6 from the airport to InterContinental at Tirier Square (Meridien airport hotel upon my late night arrival overnight though driver doesn’t come into the hotel but stops across from the guard house on the roadway) and back to the airport from the Marriott. Keep getting Uber offers for 50% off in Cairo now!

irishguy28

Shame you didn't get in on this...

Oneworld DUS/MUC to NYC/ORD/MIA/BOS/WAS: EUR 1250

Single_Flyer

I can't find any where in this thread the CLASS of service. Can someone please update the title?

#1son

email from BADear Customer,Flight BA0154 on xx May/CAI - A SECURITY REMINDER - Cairo Airport Security will confiscate any spare batteries or power banks larger than 16.0cm in length/9.3cm wide/1.5cm depth. BA cannot accept responsibility/liability for these devices, and you will be required to make your own arrangements for storage or collection.Yours sincerely,British Airways Customer Services

anabolism

Could you clarify? Whom do you bribe? How much do you bribe?

A security screener hit you up for a bribe ? How was it phrase? I sometimes wonder if the extensive security screening I've gotten while transferring at AMM or KWI was at attempt at bribery, but decided it couldn't be since no one asked for one.

anabolism

I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask. I'll be flying xxx-DOH-CAI-LHR-DOH-xxx. I'll have an overnight in DOH both ways, and two nights in CAI. For CAI-LHR-DOH, I have exactly two hours in LHR between scheduled arrival into T5 and scheduled departure from T4 (on QR). Because of the relatively short connection in LHR, I'm thinking it might be risky to bring my laptop and iPad to CAI and have to short-check it on BA to LHR, retrieve it in T5, make my way to T4, etc. I was cautioned that QR won't short-check bags LHR-DOH since it's under 24 hours. I'm thinking the best course might be to leave one suitcase in DOH with the laptop, iPad, and whatever else I won't need in CAI. Do people agree this is better than trying to check to LHR and retrieve there? Any tips on leaving the (soft-side) suitcase with the hotel in DOH? Should I lock it (I don't usually lock suitcases, on the theory that it just advertises that there's something of value inside, and baggage handlers can pop the zipper in seconds anyway)?

For the two nights in CAI, I was thinking of seeing the pyramids or the sphinx or a museum. I'll be staying either at the Le Meridien or the (soon to be) W-A Heliopolis Towers (haven't decided which, both are near the airport). Any advice on seeing something on the one day? Uber to a site and see it on own, or book a tour of some kind?

HypnoticSpecter

SFO777

This.
Indeed, there are still no direct flights between DOH and CAI on any airline.

SFO777

aktchi

If you only want to do the pyramids and Sphinx, then I would advise staying in Giza. It is about an hour to/from the airport but you will be right there. This has to be done in a booked tour, which will be most convenient via your hotel. IMHO there is not much point in crawling around in hot and congested spaces inside the pyramids; just admire the grandeur from near and far. If you stay in Giza, you can also do a sound and light show if you wish.

If you additionally want the museum too, time will be tight but still do-able. I would give one day for the pyramids and sphinx (guided tour only); another day for Egyptian National Museum in downtown (a guide will help, but you can do it on your own too). It is difficult to predict how much time a person will spend in a museum, so I will leave it at that. If there is time left in the day, add something else.

When you exit the airport after arrival, it is imperative for safety that, if you are not walking to LeM at the airport itself, you only use a car sent by your hotel. Midnight is no time to goof around with a random taxi-driver trying to find a hotel that neither of you knows. For other things it is safe to make your own arrangements, but I see no advantage in that. BA flies early mornings and your hotel's car will be more reliable way to make the flight. (In any event, for safety, never engage with a taxi-driver who approaches you. It must be someone that you approach. If you are thinking Uber, remember that license plates are in Arabic.)

aktchi

I'd hazard the guess that OP meant to write DOH-LHR-CAI-LHR-DOH.

jbalmuth

It's worth noting that there are 3 separate Le Meridien hotels in Cairo --- and that it is the one named LeMeridien Cairo Airport that is an easy covered walk from T3, and has the wonderful meet and greet (and shuttle) service from T2 and T1. [If you know the path, the walk from T2 to the hotel takes only about 10 minutes.]

fwiw, I wouldn't try short-checking a bag to LHR if I had only 2 hours between flights ---- especially if I needed to transfer landside from T5 to T4.

NA-Flyer

Do you usually tip that guy or no need? And in case of a yes answer: how much roughly?

Tafflyer