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In an initiative to support the development of the Seychelles tourism sector, Emirates will increase services between Dubai and the archipelago to seven flights per week, starting 4th November 2010. In this context, a Memorandum of Understanding highlighting joint promotional activities in the Middle East was signed today between the Dubai-based airline and the Seychelles Tourism Board in Dubai, in the…
flydubai has announced a duo of new routes taking Dubai's first low cost airline's network to 26 destinations. Sulaimaniyah in Iraq and Yerevan in Armenia are the two new routes, giving travellers even more diverse destinations to visit when they begin their inaugural services in November, 2010. flydubai CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith said: "Our two new destinations are both to incredibly important markets for…
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Garuda Indonesia has announced the addition of new state-of-the-art Airbus A330-200 aircraft on direct non-stop routes between Jakarta and Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Hong Kong, Sydney, and Melbourne. The planes will also be added on select flights between Jakarta and Denpasar/Bali, Makassar, and Singapore. The aircraft are equipped with Rolls Royce Trent 772 engines designed to lower…
EVENDALE, Ohio — 4 October 2010 — In a special ceremony held in London, England, September 28, Air Arabia formalized its order for CFM56-5B engines to power its fleet of 44 Airbus A320 family aircraft. This new engine selection, originally announced in July 2010, will more than double the airlines’ CFM56-5B powered A320 fleet. Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North…
Bangkok, THAILAND – Qatar Airways today announced a huge expansion in Thailand with the introduction of a third daily flight to Bangkok, effective November 1st. The increase in capacity comes just three weeks after the airline launches scheduled flights to the popular Thai resort of Phuket. The Bangkok service will facilitate increasing demand from many parts of the world, particularly European and North…
RAK Airways relaunches their airline with unbelievably low flight prices on their new routes to Jeddah and Kozhikode (Calicut). Ticket prices start from AED 10. RAK Airways said on Sunday it will restart flights on Oct. 10, after halting services in 2009, and will consider aircraft buys after a year, ruling out plans for an initial public offering at present. “We have an attractive business plan. We hope to…
Sharjah, September 20, 2010: Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, set a new World record when one of its A320 aircraft flew 30,000 flight hours in six years. Air Arabia received special recognition from Airbus, and was awarded for its operational efficiency and the new world breaking record. “This award is an acknowledgement of Air Arabia’s…
WASHINGTON, DC – Southwest Airlines has purchased shares in the UATP Network becoming an active UATP shareholder effective immediately. Southwest is a current UATP merchant and accepts all UATP corporate cards in all sales channels. “Southwest continuously looks at ways to strategically grow the airline and by becoming a UATP shareholder we will position ourselves to enable new product offerings to the…
Air Arabia announced its financial results for the three months ending June 30, 2010, demonstrating continued profitability during a period characterized by lower yields among airlines worldwide. Air Arabia’s net profit for the three months ending June 30, 2010, stood at AED 50 million. In the second quarter of this year, Air Arabia posted a turnover of AED 485 million, an increase of 6 per cent compared to…
IATA (International Air Transport Authority) has assessed the financial health of the airline industry and has reported that a new profit $ 3.9 billion has been made in the second quarter. These results contrast to the $881 million net loss posted by carriers a year earlier. The cause for the increase has been attributed to asset sales worth $1.3 million, as well as stable fuel prices and slowly improving…
Egypt Air has become the latest airline in the Middle East region to offer in-flight connectivity to passengers.
Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways today announced further expansion to its Indian network with a 20 per cent increase in frequency covering the cities of Delhi, Cochin and Amritsar from next month. Beginning September 1, the number of flights to the northern Indian city of Amritsar will rise from four- a-week to daily. The expansion comes less than a year since Qatar Airways launched flights to Amritsar. The…
SEYCHELLES - The Seychelles Tourism Board has written to Emirates Airline to congratulate them on the recent promotions given to three of their Seychellois staff managing their Seychelles operations after it had been confirmed that effecting August 1, 2010, Mike Bathilde was promoted from cargo supervisor to cargo officer, Shana Laporte was promoted from senior airport services agent to airport services officer,…
RAK Airways Chairman, Sheikh Omar bin Saqr al Qasimi, has said the airline will re-launch its operations during the September-October period and aims to break-even on the first year. The carrier will start with two planes flying to South India and Saudi Arabian destinations, he said. "We are aiming (to break-even) as soon as possible. We are aiming from the first year," he said. The Ras Al Kaimah population are…
Etihad Airways is providing additional flights between Pakistan and Jeddah during the Holy month of Ramadan. The extra services to Jeddah will operate until 12 September and build upon the 28 return flights Etihad currently operates every week to the Saudi Arabian destinations of Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. The services – which will be operated by two and three class Airbus A330s and A320s – also open…
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said: “As Qatar Airways grows exponentially, we are continuously improving our customer’s overall experience – even before they board a Qatar Airways’ flight.
London, UNITED KINGDOM – Qatar Airways has been honoured by leading aviation industry figures for its wide-ranging global environmental initiatives. The Doha-based carrier’s well documented move into the research of alternative jet fuel as part of an overall mission to secure a cleaner and environmentally friendly future, helped win it the Environment accolade at the annual Airline Strategy Awards held in…
Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways Cargo has announced it will begin scheduled freighter services to Chicago, Illinois - its first dedicated freighter operation to the United States - from August 18. The new twice-weekly services will be operated with Qatar Airways’ new Boeing 777 freighters and will fly from the airline’s hub in Doha via Amsterdam. Payloads on the new services will be up to 100 tonnes per flight and…
