Lotus Air was an

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based in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...

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. It was a privately owned

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flying mainly to

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. Its main base was Cairo International Airport, with hubs at

Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport Sharm El Sheikh International Airport ( ar, مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي ''Maṭār Sharm El Sheikh El Dawli'') is an international airport located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. It is the third-busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo Interna ...

Hurghada International Airport Hurghada International Airport is the international airport of Hurghada in Egypt. It is located inland, southwest of El Dahar, the downtown of Hurghada. It is the second busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo International Airport and an importan ...

and Luxor International Airport.

History

Lotus Air was one of the first private airlines in the

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and

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region. It was established in 1997 by Al-Fawares Holding Company and commenced operations in 1998. The main business centred on charter operations, ad-hoc flights, ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) operations, damp leases, technical services, ground handling and crew training. The airline was the first in Egypt to receive EASA standards maintenance certification and

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certification ( IATA Operational Safety Audit).

Fleet

The Lotus Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at June 2010): 1

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Repassado para

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As of January 2011, the average age of the Lotus Air fleet was 12.7 years.

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* Defunct airlines of Egypt Airlines established in 1997 Airlines disestablished in 2011 2011 disestablishments in Egypt Companies based in Cairo Egyptian companies established in 1997 {{Egypt-airline-stub