German nationals in Egypt were interned and their property and businesses put in the care of a "Public Custodian for Enemy Assets".

[2] In April 1941, King Farouk sent a secret note to the German leader, Adolf Hitler, "looking forward to seeing German troops victorious in Egypt as soon as possible and as liberators from the intolerably brutal English yoke".

[5] The German investments in Egypt are concentrated in the fields of small and medium-scale industries, information technology, car assembling, energy and land reclamation.

In July 2005, Egypt and Germany signed an agreement on encouraging and protecting investments.

The airline has said "These flights are serving businessmen and tourists, thus making Lufthansa a key tool boosting the bilateral economic ties between Egypt and Germany".