Ras Al Khaimah - Engineer Shaikh Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of Ras Al Khaimah Department of Civil Aviation, said they are all set to ensure full support to Egypt Air Cargo and enable the smoothest of operations.
Published: Fri 9 Sep 2016, 10:02 PM
Egypt Air Cargo freighter has started operations, for the first time, to the Ras Al Khaimah International Airport, with a weekly flight from Cairo at first, and the expectation of further growth within a few months.
Engineer Shaikh Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of Ras Al Khaimah Department of Civil Aviation, said they are all set to ensure full support to Egypt Air Cargo and enable the smoothest of operations.
"We hope this to be a beginning of a long-term relationship and strengthen trade and economic ties between Ras Al Khaimah and Egypt," he said, attributing the success to the support and vision of His Highness Shaikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the UAE and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah.
Egypt Air Cargo's Chairman and CEO, Captain Basem Gohar, said the UAE is changing the global economy by providing opportunities for Egypt Air's cargo products and services, and encouraging the productivity of air transportation gateways.
"This freighter operation to Ras Al Khaimah will provide a unifying vision and create opportunities to adapt further to the UAE's economic development and service other gateway destinations."
Egypt Air Cargo is willing to increase freighter operations in the near future, promoting Ras Al Khaimah as a high quality gateway transit centre which will benefit from traffic from the UAE to the Far East and beyond Egypt, he added.
"We will maintain our close association and further grow the successful trading relationship between our two respective countries."
2016 has been an exciting year for Ras Al Khaimah International Airport which has already seen the Emirate connected to more than 160 destinations worldwide following the startup of passenger operations for Qatar Airways and Air India Express, and the purple patch enjoyed by the UAE's Northern Gateway looks set to continue.
RAK Airport CEO, Mohammed Qazi, said cargo has always been high on their agenda, but finding right partner is always the key. "With Egypt Air Cargo, we feel confident that we have a great partner to work with and grow the trade between the countries. Current operations will be a weekly flight operating Cairo-Ras Al Khaimah-Mumbai-Cairo."
The airport experiences have become very unpleasant, with passengers spending too much time walking miles or waiting on the ground in long queues, or in the air circling for runway clearance, he noted.
"The RAK International Airport, being one of the leading airports in the region in terms of On-time Performance, has nothing to do with such problems which are extremely rare and as a consequence the level of customer satisfaction is very high."
ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com
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