Alternative carrier to Thomson?

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Permalink Reply by Uncover the World team on August 20, 2009 at 9:44am

Hi Graham,

Thanks for your post - glad you had a good time in Egypt with us!

We're aware the charter flights to Sharm aren't ideal but there are very few scheduled flights that fly there. These include one with Egypt Air, and BA are starting there soon. However, these will only fly on certain days each week.
One good solution that is popular with many of our customers is to fly in and out of Cairo, and take the opportunity to see some of the sites there as well as having time by the Red Sea
There are many scheduled flights in and out of Cairo with most European and many international airlines featuring it as a destination.
The most popular from the UK with our clients at the moment is BMI - direct flights also available with Egypt Air & BA.

A good way to check seat space and other information about the plane you might be flying on is with SeatGuru

Hope this is of some help!

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Permalink Reply by Graham Isaacs on August 20, 2009 at 10:33am

Thanks for that, I would only ever now consider Thomson for flights lasting under 2 hours, Any longer wouldn't be good for my sanity.
I really hope that the Egyptians in Sharm don't see the AI brigade as representative of UK travellers.

Next year, I will fly via Cairo as per your suggestion, regardless of additional cost or transfer time.

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