Egypt’s Nile Air starts Al Ain flights

Dubai: Egyptian airline Nile Air has started direct flights from Cairo to Al Ain International, the Abu Dhabi airport on the Omani border, operator Abu Dhabi Airports said on Sunday.

The privately owned carrier will fly four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays until October 1 when it will cut back to twice weekly services, according to an Abu Dhabi Airports statement.

Al Ain International handles few scheduled passenger services with the bulk of the emirate’s air traffic flying in and out of Etihad Airways hub Abu Dhabi International.