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Lotus Air was an airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It was a privately owned charter airline flying mainly to Europe. Its main base was Cairo International Airport, with hubs at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, Hurghada International Airport and Luxor International Airport.[1]

Lotus Air

IATA ICAO Callsign LU TAS LOTUS FLOWER
Founded	1997
Commenced operations	1998
Ceased operations	2011
Hubs	Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada
Fleet size	4
Parent company	Al Fawares Holding
Headquarters	Cairo, Egypt
Key people	Adnan Al-Falah (GM)
Website	www.lotus-air.com

History

Lotus Air was one of the first private airlines in the Middle East and North Africa region. It was established in 1997 by Al-Fawares Holding Company and commenced operations in 1998.

The main business centred on charter operations, ad-hoc flights, ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) operations, damp leases, technical services, ground handling and crew training.

The airline was the first in Egypt to receive EASA standards maintenance certification and IOSA certification (IATA Operational Safety Audit).

Fleet

The Lotus Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at June 2010):

Lotus Air fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers (Economy)	Total
Airbus A320	3	0	180	3

1 A320 Repassado para HELIOS Airways
As of January 2011, the average age of the Lotus Air fleet was 12.7 years.[2]

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Lotus Air

Lotus Air war eine private ägyptische Charterfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Kairo.

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- [en] Lotus Air

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[es] Lotus Air

Lotus Air fue una aerolínea con base en El Cairo, Egipto. Era una aerolínea chárter de propiedad privada que volaba principalmente a Europa. Su base principal era el Aeropuerto Internacional de El Cairo, con bases de operaciones en el Aeropuerto Abu Simbel, el Aeropuerto de Asuán, en Asuán, el Aeropuerto Internacional Sharm el-Sheikh, Aeropuerto Internacional Hurghada y el Aeropuerto Internacional de Luxor.[1]

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[it] Lotus Air

La Lotus Air, fondata nel 1997 e divenuta operativa dal 1998, era una compagnia che si occupava di voli charter estivi verso l'Europa e di voli di linea in Egitto e nei paesi intorno o a breve distanza. Ha terminato le attività nel 2011.

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