Status: checked against official sources; automated independent review
PROGRAMME PROFILE
EgyptAir Plus: EGYPTAIR's Frequent Flyer Programme
EgyptAir Plus is the frequent flyer programme of EGYPTAIR, Egypt's national flag carrier; the airline's Star Alliance member page lists EGYPTAIR Plus as its frequent flyer programme [5]. EGYPTAIR has been a Star Alliance member since July 2008, and Star Alliance states that travellers can earn and redeem miles across its member airlines [5] [7].
Facts checked: 18 October 2026
Key takeaways
The airline behind the programme
EGYPTAIR was founded in 1932 and, according to its Star Alliance member page, was the first airline in the Middle East and Africa and the seventh worldwide to join IATA [5]. It operates through a Cairo hub and serves more than 80 destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America, with a stated focus on domestic leisure destinations including Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor and Aswan [5].
The same member page gives 84 airports served, 58 countries served, 67 Airbus and Boeing aircraft and around 8,000 employees, and describes a fleet modernisation plan adding A350-900s and Boeing 737MAX8s alongside network expansion that includes Los Angeles in 2026 [5]. Those figures are the alliance's presentation of the carrier at the time of checking, not a live count [5].
The scale matters for how the programme is used: a member based in Cairo is likely crediting short regional flights rather than a single long-haul network, while the destinations listed above show where the airline itself flies [5]. Readers comparing North African and East African programmes may also want our profiles of Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer and Kenya Airways Asante Rewards.
EgyptAir Plus and Star Alliance
For most members the alliance is the part of EgyptAir Plus that reaches beyond the airline's own network. Star Alliance describes itself as uniting 26 member airlines, reaching more than 1,150 airports in 190 countries and covering 90% of the world [4], and says its members together give access to 1,000 lounges worldwide [7]. At the level of the alliance, Star Alliance states that travellers can earn and redeem miles seamlessly across all member airlines [7].
That alliance statement is the general one. The EgyptAir Plus member page itself confirms the programme's name and EGYPTAIR's July 2008 joining date, but does not publish tier levels, partner earning tables or redemption rates [5]. Alliance membership is also not static: the alliance's own news list records ITA Airways joining Star Alliance on 31 March 2026 and an announced exit by Asiana Airlines [7]. Partner lists should therefore be checked against the current alliance page rather than against older programme literature [7].
Earning and redemption: what is documented
EGYPTAIR Plus is EGYPTAIR's programme [5], EGYPTAIR is a Star Alliance member [5], and Star Alliance states that miles can be earned and redeemed across member airlines [7].
Because those conditions are set by the programme's own terms and not by the alliance, this profile deliberately stops at the alliance-level statement [7]. Readers who need the actual credit or price should start from EgyptAir Plus's published terms and then read the general explanation of partner earning, which sets out why the same flight can credit differently from one programme to another.
The same caution applies to awards. Star Alliance's earn-and-redeem line does not say which member programmes can book which partner seats, or what those seats cost [7]. For an illustration of how member programmes handle long-haul partner awards, see our guide to booking Lufthansa Miles & More awards; the rules described there are Miles & More's, not EgyptAir Plus's.
Exceptions, limits and open points
- No tier information. For how qualification thresholds work at programmes that do publish them, see elite qualification thresholds.
- Alliance-level statements are not programme-level rules. The 26-airline, 1,150-airport and 1,000-lounge figures describe Star Alliance as a whole [4] [7], and do not by themselves establish which of those benefits an EgyptAir Plus member receives, or on what fare [5].
- Dated figures. Route, fleet and alliance figures were read on 18 October 2026 and can change: the airline's own page describes a fleet modernisation and a Los Angeles launch in 2026 [5], and the alliance news list records membership changes in the same year [7].
- Scope. This page covers EgyptAir Plus only. It does not describe any other Star Alliance member programme, and no rule stated here should be carried across to them [4].
Sources
Sources accessed on 18 October 2026.
- Star Alliance member airlines overview, checked 18 October 2026
- Star Alliance member page for EGYPTAIR, checked 18 October 2026
- Star Alliance benefits and privileges overview, checked 18 October 2026