EgyptAir (MS, Cairo International) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Air Cairo (SM, Cairo International) in which the two carriers will look to further integrate their network and fleet operations.

A press release said the partnership covers areas such as interlining, special pro-rate agreements (SPA), code-sharing on domestic and international routes, and schedule coordination from/to Alexandria Borg el Arab, Sharm el Sheikh, Hurghada, Asyut, and Sohag airports as well as at Cairo International, Giza, and Cairo Capital International (located at the Egyptian Air Force's Katameya Air Base).

EgyptAir Holding has been planning to take Air Cairo in-house as part of a cost-reduction plan devised and executed in 2019. In July last year, the state-owned holding said it intended to acquire the remaining 40% of Air Cairo that it does not currently own amid plans to reposition it as a low-cost carrier targetting the European leisure market. Other Air Cairo shareholders include the National Bank of Egypt (20%) and Bank Misr (20%).

At present, Air Cairo operates a fleet of seven A320-200s. Before COVID-19, it had operated domestic Egyptian flights as well as scheduled and passenger charters connecting cities across Europe, the CIS, and the Middle East with the resort towns of Hurghada, Sharm el Sheikh, and Marsa Alam.