EgyptAir will launch new direct service to Washington Dulles International Airport in June, its third North American destination, reports Flight Global.

The carrier will offer three-weekly service between Cairo and Washington Dulles with a Boeing 787-9 from 3 July. The service will operate seasonally through 25 October.

EgyptAir has six Boeing 787-9s (leased from AerCap) on order with all of the aircraft due to be delivered in 2019.

Washington Dulles will join New York John F Kennedy and Toronto in EgyptAir's North American network. Currently, no airlines offer direct flights between Cairo and Washington.

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