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A Jordanian company owned by HH Sheikh Faisal bin Sultan Al Qasimi has signed an agreement to develop a new tourist project, Jewel of the Dead Sea, at a cost of $ 200 million, as stated by the Jordan News Agency. The head of the Development Areas and Free Zones, Dr. Bilal Bashir spoke to the press during the signing of the Convention, stating that the project was testament to the importance of the Dead Sea…
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has allowed for the provision of a new pacemaker on board the fleet, in order to save the lives of passengers who could succumb to sudden heart attacks during their journeys.
According to the statement which was issued yesterday, the step comes within the framework of preparations to launch a new daily service to Geneva starting June 2011.
flydubai, Dubai's budget carrier, has announced new flights between Dubai and Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital city. The new service is to start on the 22nd of April with three flights a week: Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.
His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan – Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority opened the Gulf Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition 2011 – GIBTM – in Abu Dhabi today, which over the next three days is playing host to the largest annual gathering of MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions) professionals in the Gulf and wider Middle East. Lloyd Kenyon, GIBTM’s Exhibition…
Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today the expansion of its service to Kiev, Ukraine from the carrier’s primary hub in Sharjah, UAE. From April 1, Air Arabia will offer daily flights to Ukraine’s capital city. Air Arabia currently operates five direct flights per week between Sharjah and Kiev. From the start of April, daily flights will…
Do you dream of lying on a bed during long flights? Air New Zealand hopes to provide economy class passengers just that. Starting later this year, the airline has announced "couch air" seats for around two for families. It can also fit a father, mother and a small child below the age of 2 in economy class seating. Ticket prices will be for two and a half passengers. Seats will be provided in the company's…
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced it is adding two new products to the bouquet of services it currently offers. Soon passengers of Gulf Air who travel to and from Frankfurt will be able to travel free on the Deutsche Bahn, the national railway company in Germany. Passengers can travel to and from any city of the cities that fall under the train services within Germany.
Stuttgart, GERMANY – Qatar Airways celebrated the launch of scheduled flights to Stuttgart following the arrival of its inaugural service yesterday from Doha to the Capital of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany’s sixth largest city and one of the country’s economic powerhouses. Qatar Airways is the only Gulf carrier and Five Star ranked airline to operate services to Stuttgart, establishing vital links between this…
Oman Air, the official carrier for Muscat Festival 2011, has welcomed a ‘tremendous response’ from visitors to its colourful stand at the Festival. The stand, which has provided information and advice about Oman Air’s destinations, flight frequencies and ticket services, was located at the Qurum Natural Park, one of the two venues of this year's Muscat Festival. The many destinations promoted have included…
Airlines in the market for new aircraft might want to contact EgyptAir. The airline says it is looking to lease up to 25 aircrafts, 35% of its fleet, to other carriers as it attempts to blunt the crippling financial blow dealt to the company by the recent unrest in Egypt. The company said in a statement that it was also offering to provide crew to staff the planes, which it was making available to fellow…
Midex Airlines Company, the national company specialized in air freight, announced about it's revenues increase which is about 55 % in the year 2010,to reach to 528 million versus 340 million dirham in the year 2009 , as the company achieved an operating profits of 158 million dirham . The total number of flights in 2010,has increased about 50% to reach 1134 flight regular and irregular to basic destinations…
Doha, QATAR – Qatar Masters’ champion golfer Thomas Bjorn has lent his winning hand to Qatar Duty Free, helping to give away a Rolls Royce Ghost in the latest edition of the airport retailer’s popular car draw. Indian national Mr Biji Varghese, a resident in Doha, was announced as the lucky winner of the brand new car following the draw held at Doha International Airport’s Premium Terminal, where Bjorn was…
Due to the continuing unrest in Libya, Emirates has cancelled flights to Tripoli. Flights operating to Tunisia via Libya will now be direct and operate under an amended schedule. Affected flights and amended timings include: EK8745 - 23rd February will depart 09:05 Dubai local time arriving Tunisia 12:55 local time. EK8746 - 23rd February will depart 14:30 Tunisia local time arriving in Dubai 23:05 local…
Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways today announced plans to launch flights to the southern Iranian city of Shiraz. The airline will commence twice-weekly flights from its Doha hub to Shiraz International Airport on June 5. Shiraz will become the airline’s 101st global destination and third route to Iran. The carrier already operates double daily services to the capital city of Tehran and five-flights-a-week to Mashad…
flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, has doubled its flights between the UAE and Bangladesh with the start of a new service to the country’s capital, Dhaka. Flight FZ583 from Dubai touched down on schedule at Shahjalal International Airport at 2015hrs on Monday, where a welcoming committee of government and industry officials received a delegation of senior flydubai executives. flydubai entered…
Starting February 14, Air India Express has added two new flights from Abu Dhabi International Airport, Abu Dhabi Airports Co has announced. The Indian carrier has added one weekly flight to its Mangalore - Abu Dhabi route and another weekly flight to the Amritsar - Abu Dhabi route. This increase will bring the total flights of Air India Express coming in to Abu Dhabi at 32 weekly flights servicing 7…
Doha, QATAR – In response to the current security situation in Egypt, Qatar Airways has made adjustments to its operations to and from the country. To adhere to imposed curfews in Alexandria and Cairo, the airline has revised its schedules to operate flights to and from the three cities outside the restricted timings. The Doha-based airline has also deployed additional capacity to the cities since the start…
