EgyptAir is your only nonstop option, until June when Delta starts flying New York to Cairo.
I've heard so-so things about EgyptAir. I'm taking British Airways through London only because I'm using mileage points. If I were you I'd pick a direct, or a flight through Europe (I'd go with Amsterdam since it's a really nice and easy to navigate airport).
I flew egypt air ny to cairo. They ran out of water on the flight, but otherwise it wasn't bad. The food was good, they had a few in flight movies, etc. Best of all I was able to get cabin seats up and back, so I had about 10 ft of legroom to stretch out the whole time (and it had tray tables, could recline). Made the flight a lot easier. Overall I don't care about flights though and how good they are. I just want to get there as fast as possible.
try searching on kayak.com. i'm flying Chicago to Cairo via Paris on the way there (Air France) and via Amsterdam on the way back (Northwest/KLM). Booked this through cheaptickets.com but found it by searching on kayak.com. only $930 roundtrip.
when i went last summer, we flew united/luftansa via Frankfurt. I think it was a decent deal... plus i wanted the united miles. LA - Egypt = almost 20,000 skymiles!
I flew from JFK/NYC with Alitalia with a stopover in Milan. No problems, all the flights were the good. the food was ok, the entertainment system (on the international flight) was great. I would fly them again.
I'm flying American Airlines/British Airlines via London. London is a great option because there are a number of flights from London to Cairo, in the unlikely event that there is a problem with the original flight (i.e. canceled, or delayed).
I've heard there Iberia has some really great fares from the US, connecting through Madrid.
Im an Aussie going on the tour that starts on the 15th March with my partner. I am flying from London to Cairo and it will cost 1K (AUD) return. Anyone know of any cheaper flights?
Cheers
John
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