Nesma Airlines rebrands as flyplus
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Background ✨
Nesma Airlines chief commercial officer Mohamed Elsherif said in Sep-2025 that legal and administrative procedures for a name change to flyplus were in progress, with an official notice to follow once the commercial registration was updated1. The carrier added capacity ahead of the rebrand, including A320 and A321 deliveries, with the A321 placed under lease from Jackson Square Aviation2 3 4. It also scheduled new flying, such as Cairo Sphinx-Madinah from 06-Sep-2026 and seasonal Hurghada-Basel and Hurghada-Pristina services5 6 7.