EgyptAir plans to return to Sydney in 2027 with a one-stop service from Cairo via Singapore, joining a growing group of airlines using Asian intermediate points to expand in Australia ahead of Qantas’ Project Sunrise launch.
The proposed route would restore EgyptAir’s presence in Australia 25 years after it suspended 2X-weekly Cairo-Singapore-Sydney flights in July 2002. A subsequent plan to reroute the service through Kuala Lumpur did not materialize.
Schedules, frequencies and a launch date have yet to be announced. However, EgyptAir is understood to be planning to operate the route using Airbus A350-900 aircraft. CAPA Fleet Database shows the airline has four A350s in service after receiving its first in February 2026, with another 12 on order.
The one-stop service would create the only same-plane connection between North Africa and Australia and provide Sydney Airport with a record 54 airlines. It would also restore a nonstop link between Cairo and Singapore, opening a new connection to Southeast Asia.