MS says ready for Star by July !
Apr 4, 2008, 12:41 am
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MS says ready for Star by July !
http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=12288
...EgyptAir Chairman Atef Abdel Hamid said the carrier's effort to meet the requirements for Star Alliance membership is nearing conclusion and it expects to be ready for a Cairo joining ceremony scheduled for July.....
I think that their acceptance as a candidate was only announced in December - it will be pretty impressive if they really are admitted as a member by July
...EgyptAir Chairman Atef Abdel Hamid said the carrier's effort to meet the requirements for Star Alliance membership is nearing conclusion and it expects to be ready for a Cairo joining ceremony scheduled for July.....
I think that their acceptance as a candidate was only announced in December - it will be pretty impressive if they really are admitted as a member by July
Apr 4, 2008, 2:32 am
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I can not imagine that this will go ahead by July. MS has been codesharing closely with a number of *A airlines for quite a while and should be able to implement changes quite quickly, but this date is too optimistic imo.
Or maybe *A takes a more tolerant stance in order to tap the intra-arab market as quickly as possible.
Or maybe *A takes a more tolerant stance in order to tap the intra-arab market as quickly as possible.
Apr 4, 2008, 7:30 am
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Juts because MS thinks they're ready doesn't mean *A thinks they are.
Apr 4, 2008, 8:41 am
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Originally Posted by EgyptAir Chairman Atef Abdel Hamid
He said training of certain staff and some minor adaptations to its IT infrastructure are still on the docket but will be completed on schedule.
In any case, having another member of *A is good for all of us, so I certainly wish MS all the best with their efforts to join. I hope they will be ready soon.
Apr 4, 2008, 11:52 pm
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So what's MS like? Does it compare favorably with any of the carriers in the region? (I'm assuming it can't really e considered in the same class with EK and EY)
Apr 5, 2008, 1:36 pm
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It´s crap, IMO. Same league than AI. Check out their fabolous website http://www.egyptair.com/English/Worldwide or take a lock at their C cabin http://www.vornesitzen.de/Home/Sofli...ex.php?aid=108 with a whooping pitch of up to 40´ 
(UA domestic 1st seat has 38´). For all of you who think a class of wine or champagne is a good thing: Not aboard MS, not available.
F.R.
(UA domestic 1st seat has 38´). For all of you who think a class of wine or champagne is a good thing: Not aboard MS, not available.F.R.
