A low-cost airline has launched a rare new flight to Egypt

While initially launched as a way to shuttle people between nearby cities on the same continent, low-cost airlines have increasingly been traveling farther differences with the same model of travelers paying a low base fare while forgoing “frills” like a meal and seat selection.

Icelandic low-cost carrier Play flies to European capitals like Reykjavik, Paris and London from multiple cities in the U.S. while competitor Norse Atlantic Airways  (NRSAF)  recently launched a new flight between London and Cape Town for $600 a seat in each direction — a significant cut from the $2,000 a round-trip flight on a mainstream carrier like South African Airways or British Airways would cost.

In keeping with the Africa theme, London-based EasyJet  (EJTTF)  has just announced a new flight between London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Luxor International Airport (LXR) in Egypt that will start running on Nov. 11, 2024. The city of 1.4 million people is located along the Nile River in Southern Egypt and is frequently called the “world’s greatest open-air museum” due to the large number of temples dating back to antiquity. UNESCO has designated the entire city of Luxor as a World Heritage Site back in 1979.