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Nesma Airlines

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Nesma Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
NE NMA NESMA
Founded2007
Hubs
Fleet size2
Destinations11
Parent companyNesma Holding Company Ltd.
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Key peopleFaisal Al-Turki, (CEO, Saudi Arabia)
Karim Baky (CEO, Egypt)
Websitewww.nesmaairlines.com

Nesma Airlines is an Egyptian airline (member of Saudi Arabia’s Nesma Group) which operates scheduled international flights to/from Egypt as well as domestic flights within Egypt and Saudi Arabia. It operates as a full-service carrier on international flights.

History

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Nesma Airlines' first commercial flight was on 18 July 2010 from Hurghada to Ljubljana. The airline also operated charter flights linking Egypt, Europe, the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Italy,[1] Spain, Poland and France.

The airline started to operate scheduled flights to Saudi Arabia on the 24 June 2011 to Ha'il, Tabuk and Taif.[2]

On 27 October 2016, the airline launched domestic services within Saudi Arabia, operating out of a central hub at Ha'il Regional Airport to various locations in the Saudi Arabia including Tabuk and Qaisumah using ATR 72-600 aircraft.

On 21 November 2016, Nesma Airlines began new routes [3] from Jeddah between Riyadh, Dammam and Ha'il[4] using A320 aircraft.

Destinations

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As of August 2024, Nesma Airlines' schedule flights included:[5]

Egypt
Italy
Russia
Saudi Arabia

Fleet

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Nesma Airlines Airbus A320 Bertha

As of September 2022, the Nesma Airlines Egypt fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7]

Nesma Airlines Egypt current fleet

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Nesma Airlines (Egypt) fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 180
Total 3

Nesma Airlines Egypt former fleet

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The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

Nesma Airlines Saudi Arabia current fleet

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As of July 2022, Nesma Airlines Saudi Arabia does not operate any of their own aircraft.[10]

Nesma Airlines Saudi Arabia former fleet

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References

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  1. ^ Garozis, Savvas (2010-09-12). "NESMA AIRLINES 320-200 SU-NMB(cn1732) | Flickr – Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  2. ^ "GACA". www.gaca.gov.sa. Retrieved 2017-09-13.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Nesma Airlines enters the fray between Jeddah and Riyadh". anna.aero. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  4. ^ "Nesma Airlines". www.nesmaairlines.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  5. ^ "Nesma Airlines". www.nesmaairlines.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  6. ^ Shatin, Ilya (2 October 2024). "Nesma Airlines полетит в Хургаду из Москвы — FrequentFlyers.ru" (in Russian). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Nesma Airlines fleet details and history". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Nesma Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  9. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 13.
  10. ^ "Nesma Airlines fleet details and history". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
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