Is EGYPTAIR Really That Bad? (Economy Review)
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
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Today, I am reviewing EgyptAir economy class on their Airbus A320 Neo from Kuwait City to Cairo and on their Boeing 737-800 from Cairo to Brussels. While there were some positives, the airline still has a long way to go to fend off its bad reputation.
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0:00 Intro
0:39 Taxi to KWI and Itinerary
1:25 Kuwait International Airport
3:39 EgyptAir
5:13 Boarding
5:55 Level8 (Sponsor)
6:57 Airbus A320 NEO Product
8:26 Safety Issues and Taxi
9:04 Kuwait Takeoff
9:32 Flight KWI - CAI
10:30 Cairo Approach and Landing
11:28 Cairo International Airport
13:36 Chaotic Boarding Again
14:17 Boeing 737-800 Product
15:09 Cairo Taxi and Takeoff
16:17 Flight CAI - BRU
18:07 Brussels Approach and Landing
18:39 Price, Rating, Conclusions
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Bonne vidéo de ta part mais je ne pense pas voyager avec eux.
I took flight from manchester to egypt
With egyptair Airlines very good service Very polite very clean I will use them again
I regularly fly with Egyptair as a foreigner living in Egypt, with different destinations in Europe. You have been particularly unlucky, as I almost never encountered your issues on the ground except at Malpensa airport in Milan. The greatest advantage with Egyptair is their baggage allowance, which is way higher than most airlines.
Yes, delays are an issue, but mostly due to ground problems. I had such in Geneva, but none in Zurich or Frankfurt. I travel both economy and business.
Cabin crew always very friendly and helpful. Food always good. Cairo airport is not bad, and shuttle service between terminals is efficient. I am surprised you had such bad luck at security checks. I had such an issue in Dubai of all places, which otherwise is a good airport.
I have used Egypt Air multiple times. Flying from USA to Cairo , flight time, more than 11 or 12 hours. Plus flights from Cairo to Luxor, EXCELLENT customer service, and never had issues!!!
EgyptAir is a good company and is safe due to the conditions in the surrounding countries. Its ticket is less than Qatar and Emirates planes. remember this
طبيعي تكون سعرها أقل.. أنت بتقارن إيه بإيه؟
أنت عايش في عالم تاني ولا عمرك ما ركبت طيارة في حياتك؟
@@dr-arthur2446 تصدق انت حلوف . واين عليك محدث وجلنف وبيئة . أراهن أن عيلتك رهنو الدهب عشان توصل نت 😂🤣
@@dr-arthur2446 مانت لو بتعرف تقرا . إنما فزلكة اهلك اللى مضيعانه😂
@@dr-arthur2446 ممكن تخرس ؟ وتكتفي بإن تقفل بقك تلاقيك واخد اللقب برغيف عيش وحته جبنه او دكتور قي حتي , سبحان الله الأجنبي فوق عايش في البلد ومابيقطعش في الشركه الوطنيه وعديم المسئوليه المصري بيذم , محدث نعمه , جعان
Egypt Air fares are almost half of Emirates, Etihad and Qatar, unfair comparison, delays at departure are out of their control and usually compensated for at landing .. not bad at all for a budget airline
In fact, its prices are very reasonable and its services are excellent. I always travel via EgyptAir 😍
Very nice video. I am from Kuwait and I hope you enjoyed your stay there 😊
Great review, ❤❤ i haven’t seen any reviews on Egypt 🇪🇬 Air.
Thanks!
The most underrated review channel on the internet, superb vid again
Compared to Lufthansa that serve only snacks for short-haul flights, EgyptAir catering is good I think. Also they are usually more flexible with overweight baggage. The cabin crew and pilots are professional. And above all their prices are good.
Honest, fair, and balanced! Superb airline review once again. Haven't flown EgyptAir yet but you are 100% right when it comes to Cairo Airport. I flew out of there last year and it was indeed a disaster. Security took almost 2 hours and I got asked for a bribe twice by airport staff.
Thanks a lot!
Corruption and bureaucracy, and jobs both at the airport and outside it are obtained through mediation, not competence.
EgyptAir managers are corrupt army generals and incompetent in public work
Military rule = organized corruption
Unfortunately
In Egypt, the more educational you attain, the more you suffer and the less your opportunities become
I refused to pay bribe and got put into detention with my passport stolen . Paid the bribe after all and left the country . Never again . Will watch the Pyramids on UA-cam.
Chaos is the norm of CAI. Very unfortunate as it's the main gateway of the country
I always travel EgyptAir and it's a very excellent service
Unfortunately, most of the foreign tourists who come to Egypt is poor..they cannot travel to Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, or Paris because two thousand dollars in these cities will not be enough for two or three days, but in Egypt it is enough for an entire month. example, Uber travels 220 kilometers from Cairo to Alexandria for about only $20 and a good, air-conditioned car, but a trip like this in America costs $500...and despite all these services, they do not thank these poor tourists. Egypt 😢
Hey Jack - great review, thank you. I do recall an Egypt Air flight I was on NBO - CAI back in the 80's (old livery} & the captain was entertaining the hostesses in the back row. But to this day Egypt is the still the most amazing place I have ever been to, but that was when Hurghada was a one horse pony town hehe
Nice review 😊 🙏
Thanks!
Thank you for this video
Really good review mate, gained a sub. Wonder if you've ever covered saudia? Or if you will cover them in the future? I'm flying with them to india via jeddah and via riyadh on the way back.
Thanks! Not yet, but it's certainly an airline I want to fly in the future.
I flew Saudia 20 years ago and it was terrible. I recently flew with them again and it was really great. So they improved.
Great reviews, With very little internal staff training, Egiept Air will definitely over come the issues commented on your review. Have you done other African Airlines like Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways?
On your 2nd flight, did your seatmate choose chicken rice, how is the presenation, even though you choose the beef?
good report
Another excellent video, thanks for sharing! 😉
Thanks!
Wow, a very cheap ticket that you'll never find even for one hour flight in Europe!!
To my understanding the reason why KWI requires a printed boarding pass is because they passport control will stamp on your boarding pass, not sure why the gate agent will be looking for that stamp when you enter the gate, its a grey area for those transitiing in kwi, seems to be not the issue if operating in terminal 4 as far as i know
Great video! I dont understand why egyptair is so criticised. Nowadays they are so much better than any european airline with good service and cabins. Only the delays are annoying, and Cairo is a Disaster Airport.
Thanks!
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I’m an Egyptian myself who used to live in Kuwait and used to take EgyptAir lol
By the way, if I become the CEO of EgyptAir myself, I would renovate the interiors of the old fleet like Boeing 777 and Airbus 330. I would get rid of many of old Boeing 737’s and make them fully replaced by the A320 NEOS.
Their Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is actually ok but I took it from Dubai to Cairo and the cabin is already starting to be affected. Some of it was damaged, a pocket on the bottom right of the seat in front of me was dirty and refused to put anything on it. If EgyptAir wants their old fleet to symbolize their improvement, they should not neglect it. They also ordered A350’s and I’m hopeful that it will have modern features which will enhance the airlines improvement.
Finally, as for the food, no EgyptAir falls behind on that specific scenario. The food was not cooked well, not enough to satisfy my hunger needs and limited options are available. EgyptAir is a dry airlines but that doesn’t mean they should have a Boeing menu, they should add non-alcoholic wines and other drinks like iced latte or cappuccino.
good point. However, it's not healthy for a growing airline to have a mixed fleet or comparable Boeing and Airbus at the same time like MS is doing. Reasons: 1. Different and incompatable crew training and qualificans 2. Different maintenance training. 3. Different spare part sourcing. These all lead to unneceassry cost.
1. MS 777s are are good and could sevrve another 10+years, so updating their interior to their 787 standard is the abvious no branner.
2. The A330-300 may stay on regional routes where neither capacity nor range are neeeded. (Currently replacing them with 787s would be more of a financial burden), When they come out of age MS would anyway convert them to cargo as the older-200s.
3. Purchasing addiditional 787s..(step by step).
4. Believe it or not MS 737-800s would not be considered old and if updated along with the 777s would look and feel as good as new. There's a fleet of 30 strong airframes here.
5. Sell off all the A320s neos or not.. These are the minority and would be eaasiest and cost effective to replace with new 737s.
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Plan B. Is more costly.
1. Replace all the 777s with A350s and adding more in the process.
2. Purchase more A330s(neos) and slowly replacing MS existing 787.
3. Selling off all the 737-800s and replacing them with A320 Neos.
Thus ending up with an all Airbus fleet.
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The reason MS prurchases planes from both manufacturers (and on debt) like a wealthy airline is pretty easy to guess.
@@Advancedkid I have to kindly disagree. You see, I didn’t mention all Boeing 737’s I was mentioning the old ones received almost 20 years ago. The ones Egypt received in 2017 are fine and replacing 777’s with A350 is not only costly but will make EgyptAir get less profit. EgyptAir should operate the A330’s and Boeing 777’s alongside their newer fleet because that would make the airlines have more aircrafts so it could add more destinations which will increase the airlines revenue. The Boeing 777 interior should be designed to be like their Boeing 787. EgyptAir ordered A350, its interior will be revealed when they receive their first delivery of the aircraft. The interior of their A330’s should be renovated to be like it.
what makes the older MS 737-800s really old and needing replacement? Do you know the TT / cycles or when D - checks are due? (I can assure you it's not airframe age as on paper). *(LH has maintened & operatedmany many airframes well over 20 years and noone would ever notice.)
Secondly, I provided plan A and plan B and you kinda mixed both. I actually agreed 100% that MS 77s don't require any replacement anytime soon. Even I would have returned the older -200s alongside after a major overhaul and update. Btw. as of current MS isn't considered to be doing any profits. Whatever is on paper is miniscule and won't make a small percentage into a purchase of a sole new 737 or 320, let alone raise their employees pay. Go figure, honestly!!
Now going by what you are saying.. 1. Sure, MS 77s interiors should be updated to match their 78s. MS problem. Seems they're planning to replace the 77s with upcoming A350s. I can 100% assure you, once they received their new A350, MS will NEVER update their A330's interior. *(you say they should and I kinda agree but they WON"T).
Now, if you ask me if MS move to purchase a batch of new A350s is a good one, and if it's not joking time, I'd tell you a sober NO. Simply put, you don't order new planes with money that you don't have, let alone introduce a new type. After already operating 77s and 78s a smart management would add more 78s to the lot, (to streamline operations and reduce cost).
What happened to MS A220? and what was wrong with the E170s at all?? Seems like weird stuff going on there.
I fully disagree on the food, Egypt Air food is the best at least among the ones i tried in the same period... Etihad and Emirates
@@crowxe no EgyptAir’s food was disgusting. Limited options are available and the last time I took their pasta, it was not cooked well.
Great review!😊👍 btw, did you hear about Josh Cahill's horrible experience with Luxair and their allegedly horrible service ?😮
Thanks, haven't seen it.
At moment 9:34
The flight was due to leave at 4:15 am and eventually took off at 4:55. You pointed out that the flight was 40 minutes behind schedule? I guess that being "behind the schedule" would mean in advance of schedule but your flight took off late. To be square, it was 40 minutes after the scheduled departure time!
Your voice is very clear and pleasant.
You are probably not a native speaker but behind schedule means "late." It is correct exactly the way he said it. Of course, you could also say "after the scheduled departure time." Both are correct.
I have flown EgyptAir many times with no problems.
i flew egypt air to cairo and lebnon bording , seats toilet are awful but the way i was treated by the the crew really take the cake ..
Great video! Never flown EgyptAir, and I don’t think I will. I guess I just prefer airlines that are more well-managed.
Thanks!
Egyptair is now really better than lot of European airlines
Nice review. CAI management is in the process of being outsourced to a private company by end of 2024. It will most likely be an Emarati company
the big problem for egyptair is the cabin crew if you ask for something they feel its there food and im taking from there share
Thank you for your honest video, I am Egyptian Irish, I never went to Egypt by Egypt Air for all the bad stories I 've heard. but to be honest, It's better than I thought.
It's a lot better than all European airlines. which they offer you nothing to eat or drink, and no one of them has an entertainment screen attached!! DISGRACE
Just dont be from subsaharan Africa...they will check your passport 99 times😅
It’s the newer planes that have good service and seats and all, but old ones like the a330s and probably some 737s have less better service and comfort
its not the products or services. Their not so distant past safety records speaks volumes.. So don't take MS unless I really have to..
Egyptair is a really good company, I have used It a lot for all my transportation between different Arabian countries and Egypt. It was known that Egyptian pilots are the best allover the world
You are wrong the best airline ever
As an Egyptian it is definitely not lol…
Egyptair is a really great airline their food is insane
Apart from the punctuality , it is one of the best airlines especially when it comes to pilots and how professional they are
Actually I just watched a documentary few days ago, and the cause of the accident of the Egyptair that departed from France and ended in the Mediterranean sea, was because the pilot was smoking in the cabinet, also there is another old accident in the Atlantic ocean, also it was because of the mistake of the captain, so I don’t think the personal are professional enough
Till the moment some of tge airlines do not prohibit smoking in the cabinet of the pilots and i do doubt if this is the main cause , all the accidents you won't find either boeing nir airbus declaire their responsibility @@omarnahrain88
@@omarnahrain88what you said is totally wrong! all false information and rumours
حوادث الطائرا تحدث في اي بلد في العالم وليست دليل على تقدم او تأخر البلد او شركة الطيران،بالنسبة لحادثة الطائرة القديمة عام1999لم يكن خطأ الكابتن على الاطلاق بل هي مؤامرة بشعة قامت بها امريكا لإسقاط الطائة المصرية التي كانت تقل اكثر من 200راكب من بينهم 35ضابط بالجيش المصري كانوا يتدربون بأمريكا و3علماء في الذرة من بينهم تلميذ دكتور يحيي المشد العالم المصري الشهير الذي كان يعمل علي برنامج النووي العراقي والذي اغتاله الموساد واخيرا حوالي7علماء في مجال البترول، تم اطلاق صواريخ حربية على الطائرة وانفجرت في الجو قبل سقوطها في المحيط ولكن امريكا مصرة ان مساعد الطيار هو من قرر الانتحار لانه فقط قال توكلت على الله قبل موتة بلحظات، انصحك ي استاذ عمر بمشاهدة وثائقي يتحدث بالتفصيل عن الرحلة990التابعة للخطوط الجوية المصرية.وايضا استمع للرئس مبارك عندما تحدث عن الموضوع. @@omarnahrain88
Egyptair is a pretty competitive airline except in transfers
Egypt air one is the best i had trevel with
I give 8 out of 10
Spot on! This video reflects exactly my last flight with MS and transit in CAI. As Jack said..it is a shit show!
When most of the staff are selected based on their family connections, not their ability. This is what you end up with. In addition, I think they are not well paid, and this may add to the problems
I flew Egypt air from Cairo to Amman. A security guy asked for a tip. This happened nearly at every stage. they took my cologne despite it was withn allowed amount. The flight was uncomfortable. The airplane was old and every thing was shaking. People were roaming the aircraft and using their phones and the crew did nothing about it. They served a cold sandwich which was not good.
Flynas , the saudi airline does the same , small cheese sandwich and a 200 ml bottle of water , that was the served meal on a flight from Cairo to Jeddah and if you asked for a cup of tea you have to pay 2 riyals to get it so do us a favor and stop complaining .
Stunning view of Egypt landscape! But you look quite miserable in this journey. 😅 Great review though. Keep it up!
Haha that might have something to do with the fact that the flight departed at 4.45am and I didn't sleep the night before.
where are you from? A Hall
I'm egyptian and i flied 2 times using egypt air, For me they werent that bad i dont get why people hate it
Dude, EgyptAir Actually isn't bad
For real
17:00 the probably dont because egypt is a muslim country and muslims arent allowed to drink alcohol, and especially egyptians really care about their religion and would love to spread it in any possible way
Watching from Uganda,
Waaaaaaay better than SwissAir which serves a piece of chocolate and a bottle of water on a 5 hours flight.
you forgot to mention the rude staff on Egyptair
😂😂😂😂😂😂
The food was excellent
Thanks for the video... I regularly fly Egypt Air from FRA to CAI... Honestly Egypt Air is better than Lufthansa... Better food and better aircrafts and flights time but still once I arrive CAI airport... It is a nightmare
honestly egypt air livery is one of the best!!
actually its not bad at all , scale 1 to 10 I'll give them 8
EgyptAir is not bad it's so good
I always choose Ethiopian airline I don't need to be economy or business class👍
are you black ?
Egyptair is really better than more than half of the European airlines
It's not recommended at all to fly with Egypt air
Enjoyed your review, no vegetarian food offerings? I can’t see Egypt having high welfare standards for animals, so couldn’t have eaten unless there was vegetarian offerings. I’ve seen other reviews and the same incidents that you had; people using the toilet on takeoff and also standing up on takeoff. Wouldn’t entertain this airline. I like your to the point reviews.
I want to travel with u
No Alcohol
I had a very BAAD experience with them
Avianca is the worst Star Alliance carrier. 😂
i'm getting tired of these "Is *put any middle east airline here* really that bad?", like hide your bias a little bit. Very good content though!
Wrong color .
The worst Star Alliance Airline is Lufthansa!
Bad management
Nice beautiful Egypt Air very best
Jack voice is super hot
تحليل غير عادل وعديم المصداقية ولكن هوة رأى شخصى
17:07 every company related to a muslim country shouldn't 💁♂️
Now their prices rival Qatar airways 😂 especially for Cairo to Jakarta, they now use etihad airways after a recent deal between them
جدعان الي عنده كلمه حلوه يقولها غير كدا خليه في حاله 😡😡
I don’t if people who are writing positive comments are paid to do so. I took Egypt air from Tel Aviv- Cairo-Kinshasa it was terrible the cabin was horrible Will NEVER suggest anybody this company
As an Egyptian my self you have been lucky you got the a good data this company is dysfunctional they just bought a 15 malfunction airplane that’s has issues and weren’t safe to fly just to get off one of the big companies until 2016 pilots where allowed to smoke in the cockpit which cause malfunctions in the system which caused a plane crash causing the whole plane die
I wouldn’t dispute at all that Egypt air a d Cairo airports both suck. They are both run after all by idiot military officers. However, I wonder if you had anything on the rheee major airports in Europe: Amsterdam Schiphol, London Heathrow, and Frankfurt. I fly regularly in and out of them and they completely suck. They are horribly inefficient and disorganized. And guidance is a disaster. I cringe thinking of an elderly person with some limited dementia or abilities trying to go through any of these shitty airports.
Good tip
Pay $100 extra
And a private BMW will pick you up from the runway as soon as you exit the plane
Will take you to a VIP lobby where you get stamped and your luggage is delivered to you while sipping coffee.
It is worth it
No desire to ever go to Egypt... all I have heard is negative things. Authorities try and bribe foreigners and make it so difficult compared to other countries.
Yeah, unfortunately, corruption is a major problem there but it is a spectacular country nonetheless.
@@JackRoaming Heading to Athens, Jerusalem, and Tunis this fall ... any tips or recommendations? Spending a week in each place.
@@JTGould I have a video on Jerusalem. Haven't got videos on Athens or Tunis but both are interesting for a few days.
@@JackRoaming I saw your Jerusalem video which is why I am going as it inspired me!
@@JTGould Thanks, I appreciate that.
AVOID Egypt Air, under any circumstances.
Avoid this airline it’s the worst in the world. I will never board this airline Again.
Bro you should smile more