Cairo (HECA/CAI) - 2010 CIV

ehusmann · Post by **ehusmann** » 26 Apr 2010, 10:57

Flying EgyptAir from Lisbon to Amman gave me some time at Cairo International as well. Terminal 3 is now the very modern terminal for all Egyptair (and Star Alliance partners). It is U-shaped with about 20 gates with airbridges. The only views are from the restaurant area between the two ´fingers´, but not that good. You can see the planes at the inner gates (8 gates) and you can see one runway and a little bit of the taxiway to the remote stands. Unfortunately there are no views of the other terminals (1 and 2), military ramps, cargo ramps and dumped airlines. Egyptair planes also mostly use the runway in front of this terminal (the southern runway), which does not give you much extra while taxiing.
If you are flying into Cairo with EgyptAir, try getting a window seat on the left. If you have a western approach you will have a nice view of the Pyramids at Gizeh and you will be able to see the military base of Cairo East (Almaza).

15 April 2010

A330-200	EgyptAir	SU-GCE, SU-GCH
A340-200	EgyptAir	SU-GBN (+2)
B737-500	EgyptAir	SU-GBL
B737-800	EgyptAir	SU-GCM, SU-GCO
B777-200ER	EgyptAir	SU-GBS, SU-GBX

And 8 of the 12 ERJ.170 on the remote stands.... but too dark to read (we arrived and left in the dark).

22 April 2010

ERJ.170		EgyptAir Express	SU-GDH, SU-GDI
A340-200	EgyptAir		SU-GBM (+1)
B777-200ER	EgyptAir		SU-GBS
BAe.146		Aegean			SX-DVE
A321-200	Turkish AL		TC-JRL

On arrival from Amman, unfortunately we landed from the east on the southern runway and the terminals were almost completely empty.

24 April 2010

ERJ.170		EgyptAir Express	SU-GCY, SU-GDF, SU-GDH
A320-200	EgyptAir		SU-GBA, SU-GCB
A321-100	EgyptAir		SU-GBT, SU-GBU, SU-GBV, SU-GBW
A330-200	EgyptAir		SU-GCE, SU-GCG, SU-GCJ, SU-GCK
A340-200	EgyptAir		SU-GBO
B737-500	EgyptAir		SU-GBH, SU-GBJ, SU-GBL
B737-800	EgyptAir		SU-GCM, SU-GCO, SU-GCP, SU-GCR, SU-GCS, SU-GCZ, SU-GDA, SU-GDB, SU-GDD, SU-GDE
B777-200ER	EgyptAir		SU-GBY
B777-300ER	EgyptAir		SU-GDL

Leaving from Cairo on a morning flight at least gave us a little better views (in day light) and the gates and ramps were full. Having our plane at the last remote stand also helped of course!
On take off I could see 12 Egypt AF C-130s on the military ramp....

Erwin