Egyptair becomes 21st member of Star Alliance

At a ceremony in Cairo today, Egyptair officially became the 21st member of Star
Alliance bringing with it 1,624 weekly flights to 69 destinations around the
world. Egyptair is the nation's flag carrier, and will strengthen the alliance's
network throughout Africa and the Middle East.

The announcement at the Cairo International Airport marked the end of a nine
month integration project in which the airline adapted its reservation,
ticketing, frequent flyer and other customer-oriented programmes to work more
closely with the infrastructure of the other members of the alliance.

As a major part of its increased role as a hub, the Cairo Airport Authority is
completing work on a new terminal. When Terminal 3 opens this fall, it will be a
dedicated Star Alliance terminal serving passengers of seven Star Alliance
members. The new terminal will have a capacity to serve 11 million passengers
annually.

About Star Alliance:
The members are Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines,
Austrian, bmi, Egyptair, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines,
Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS,
TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways. Regional member
carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance
the global network. Air India has been accepted as a future member. Overall, the
Star Alliance network offers nearly 18,100 daily flights to 975 destinations in
162 countries.

About Egyptair:
Egyptair is the world-renowed national airline of Egypt, based in the
cosmopolitan city of Cairo. In more than 75 years, Egyptair has experienced
extraordinary growth, taken the lead to be the first airline in the Middle East
and Africa and the seventh in the world to join IATA and become a treasured
brand.

Egyptair operates more than 1,624 weekly flights to 69 cities in 44 countries
carrying more than 6.8 million passengers a year. Currently, Egyptair has one of
the most modern fleets with an average of eight years, which consist of 50
aircraft targeting to reach 75 aircraft by 2013.
In 2004, Egyptair demonstrated the scale of its commitment to the highest
standards of safety by being the first IOSA certified airline in the Middle East
and Africa.



SAS Group Corporate Communications