CAIRO — When the wave of factional sit-ins and strikes subsided in Egypt, 250 Egyptian pilots resigned collectively from EgyptAir on May 6, causing yet another crisis to flare up in the country. This move is a threat to Egyptian air traffic, as the resigned pilots constitute almost one-third of the company’s 850 pilots. Another group of pilots is also threatening to leave the airline.
In this context, Sherif al-Manawi, the spokesman of the Egyptian Pilots Association, said in the ONTV program “Manshet” on May 6 that the resignation came in protest against the new financial regulations approved by EgyptAir management. The same statement was reiterated by Ali Rushdi, a member of the association’s board of directors, in a press statement on May 7.
