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This may not be the sexiest airline in the world. Far from it in fact. But lie-flat seats (on some routes) on a direct flight to visit Egypt starting at 65k points one-way for a 10+ hour flight is something worth highlighting.
Currently, the IAD and EWR routes have lie-flat business class seats in a 1-2-1 layout on EgyptAir’s 787s. Otherwise, it will be a 2-3-2 angle-flat seat on the JFK and YYZ routes.
EgyptAir is also a dry airline, so no alcohol will be served on board.
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Fly EgyptAir business class starting at 65k points one way
Routes: EWR/CAI; IAD/CAI; JFK/CAI; YYZ/CAI
Airline: EgyptAir
Programs to book with: Air Canada, ANA, Avianca
Travel timeline: March 2026 through January 2027
Cost: Starting at 65k points + $100-200 in tax/fees each way
Transfer partners: American Express, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo
Summary: Fly EgyptAir business class directly between North America and Cairo starting at 65k points one way. Up to 4 seats.
Why I like this deal: 1) Multiple seats (some dates have 4 or 5), 2) availability during peak travel seasons, and 3) Egypt is cool!
Dates with 2+ business class seats
EWR-CAI (lie-flat)
April: 25
May: None
June: None
July: 6, 8, 11, 15, 25
August: 12, 19, 26, 29, 31
September: 5, 7, 9, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30
October: 10, 12, 19, 21
November: 2, 4, 9, 14, 16, 23, 25, 28, 30
December: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 23, 30
January 2027: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13
CAI-EWR (lie-flat)
April: 27, 29
May: 11, 16, 20, 23
June: 1, 8, 17
July: 6, 8, 13, 15, 22, 25, 27, 29
August: 3, 5, 17, 31
September: 2, 5, 9, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 30
October: 3, 5, 7, 10, 19, 21, 27, 31
November: 2, 4, 11, 18, 23, 25
December: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28
January 2027: 9
IAD-CAI (lie-flat)
April: 25, 28
May: 26
June: 13, 25, 27
July: 7, 9, 14, 21, 23, 28
August: 4, 6, 8, 11, 15, 18, 20, 22, 27, 29
September: 1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 29
October: 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31
November: 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 24, 26, 28
December: 1, 5, 8, 10, 12, 29, 31
January 2027: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14
CAI-IAD (lie-flat)
March: 9, 23, 25
April: 1, 25, 28
May: 12, 16, 19, 21, 30
June: 2, 4, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25
July: 2, 7, 9, 16, 18, 21, 23, 28
August: 1, 18, 25, 27, 29
September: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29
October: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 17, 20, 22, 26, 30
November: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23
December: 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 25, 28
January 2027: 6, 8
JFK-CAI (angle-flat)
February: 20, 24
March: 1, 2, 10, 11, 15, 19, 31
April: 9, 13, 20, 21, 26, 28, 29
May: 2-5 7, 8, 13
June: None
July: 7, 8, 10, 19, 20, 23-26, 31
August: 1, 2, 4-7, 11-14, 16-23, 25-31
September: 1-4, 6-13, 15-30
October: 1-10, 12, 13, 15-21, 23-31
November: 1-4, 7-20, 22-27, 29, 30
December: 1-10, 12-14, 16, 18, 24, 25, 27, 28-31
January 2027: 1-10
CAI-JFK (angle-flat)
March: 2, 4-6, 9, 11-13, 17, 24, 25, 27, 28
April: 16, 17, 21, 23-25, 28-30
May: 1-5, 11, 12, 15-21, 23, 26, 28-30
June: 1-4, 6, 10, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30
July: 5-7, 9-12, 14-17, 19, 20, 22-29, 31
August: 4-6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25-27, 31
September: 1-3, 5, 7-12, 14-25, 27-30
October: 1, 3, 5-10, 12-23, 26-31
November: 2-13, 15-27, 30
December: 2-4, 6-24, 26-29, 31
January 2027: 6-9
YYZ-CAI (angle-flat)
May: 1, 30
June: 4
July: 12
August: 9, 11, 12, 16, 18-20, 29
September: 3, 4, 8-10, 17, 20, 26, 27, 29
October: 17
November: 27-29
December: 3, 4, 6, 11
January 2027: 1-4, 6, 10
CAI-YYZ (angle-flat)
March: 21
April: 23
May: 8, 12, 14, 15, 23, 24, 28, 29
June: 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27
July: 2, 6, 10, 12, 24-31
August: 1, 2, 7, 12, 14
September: 14, 16-18, 25-27
October: 1, 8, 9, 16, 23, 29, 31
November: 1, 6, 10, 19, 20, 26
December: 3, 5, 6, 11, 12-29
January 2027: 7, 10-12
Cost breakdown
Air Canada: Starting at 70k points + $60-115 in tax/fees. Spend an extra 15k points to make the flight freely changeable/cancellable. Otherwise $75 CAD for changes and $150 CAD to cancel per ticket.
Transfer Partners: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase
ANA: Starting at 65k points + $221-286 in tax/fees. 3k miles deducted for cancellations or 3k yen. Free changes.
Transfer Partners: Amex
Tip: Points transfers are never instant and can take up to 3 days
Avianca LifeMiles: Starting at 80k points + mystery tax/fees. Avianca won’t tell you how much tax/fees are until you check out. You can’t check out unless you have points in your account. It should be similar to Air Canada’s fees. You can also call to ask. There is a $150 change fee and $200 cancel fee for Avianca awards unless you have certain LifeMiles+ subscriptions (then it’s free).
Transfer Partners: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Wells Fargo
Tip: Capital One has a 15% bonus to Avianca
How to search and book?
There’s no easy way to use a calendar view to find dates. You’ll have to manually search one day at a time on a program like Air Canada, ANA, or Avianca to find dates. Use an award search tool like Seats.Aero or Roame to find dates as well.
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EgyptAir business class
The hard product (seats) will greatly differ depending on what type of plane you are flying on. EgyptAir’s 787s have more modern 1-2-1 and lie-flat business class seats. They currently fly on the EWR/CAI and IAD/CAI routes. For those who really need to visit Egypt and want to fly direct, the JFK/CAI and YYZ/CAI routes have a more antiquated 2-3-2 and angle-flat seats.
EgyptAir is also a dry airline. So no alcohol on board.
See reviews I have linked below for the overall flight experiences as well…
787s
Source: Aerolopa (left) and One Mile at a Time (right)
777s
Source: Aerolopa (left) and Live and Let’s Fly (right)
Reviews
787 business class CAI-CDG (One Mile at a Time)
787 business class IAD-CAI (Frequent Miler)
777 business class LHR-CAI (Live and Let’s Fly)
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About Find Flights for Me.
I started the idea of Find Flights for Me back in 2023 to help educate and inspire people to use their credit card points more effectively, with a focus on using points to fly business and first class flights.
When I’m not working on Wall Street or searching for flight deals, you can find me planning for my upcoming wedding, enjoying local restaurants, helping my parents book their next trip, traveling internationally, or visiting friends/family in NYC, Philadelphia, or DC.