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British Airways has cancelled two flights in the Middle East this week, the result of its cabin crew strike, said an airline official on Wednesday. "There are two daily flights from Dubai to London. The one on the Boeing 747 has been cancelled. The other flight on the Boeing 777 is operating as normal," said British Airways Regional Commercial Manager-Middle East Paolo De Renzis. Meanwhile, the British…
May 27 - Air India, the country’ national airline, cancelled several flights to the Middle East because of a strike by the ground staff. The strike is in protest of a gag order issued by the airline’s management in the aftermath of the Mangalore air crash. Around 76 domestic and international flights which include those to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Muscat were cancelled on Wednesday. Although the airline…
May 26 - Saudi airline Nasair celebrated the second year of its services between Beirut, Riyadh and Jeddah, in a ceremony in Beirut that was attended by top industry professionals and dignitaries from Lebanon. The ceremony was hosted by Dr Maria Hanne, Nasair Chief Commercial Officer. Nasair has been serving customers in Lebanon with 14 weekly flights to Beirut. The service was started in July 2008 with only…
May 26 -Budget airline Flydubai will celebrate its first anniversary next week after having sold almost one million tickets and a fleet of eight new aircraft. The airline flies to 16 destinations at the moment. According to experts, the airline’s rapid growth has been faster than any other budget airline in its first year. Flydubai will add four destinations next month which include Istanbul in Turkey; Latakia…
May 26 - Etihad Airways will add more flights from Abu Dhabi to Beijing and will launch new routes into China, it was learnt on Tuesday. In this regard, the airline’s officials are meeting Chinese civil aviation authority representatives today to discuss the expansion plans, which include upgrading the five-times-a-week Beijing service to a daily route. The airline also hopes to launch a service to Shanghai…
May 26 - Iraqi Airways has abandoned plans for launching services to Britain and Sweden given its legal woes with Kuwait, said the airline’s chief in a statement released on Tuesday. "We are sorry to announce to our fellow citizens, especially the communities living in Britain and Sweden, that Iraqi Airways will stop flying to these two countries because of difficult circumstances as a result of Kuwaiti…
May 26 - Emirates Airlines’ representatives will go to Abu Dhabi this week to recruit more cabin crew from the UAE in line with the carrier’s expansion plans. Emirates is looking to recruit around 3,000 cabin crew this year with special emphasis on the Arabic language crew count. The last time the airline went to Abu Dhabi for recruitments was in October 2008. The cabin crew open day will be held on May 29…
May 25 - The British Airways (BA) cabin crew began a five-day strike yesterday after no resolution to the issue of wages, job cuts and working conditions was found over the weekend. The airline spokesperson said it planned to operate more than 60 per cent of long-haul flights and more than 50 per cent of short-haul flights from London's main Heathrow Airport, allowing 70 per cent of passengers to reach their…
May 25 - The Royal Jordanian (RJ) received two new Airbus A330-200 aircraft this week. The new planes will operate on the Far East and London routes. According to President/CEO Hussein Dabbas, the new aircraft is part of RJ’s efforts to modernize its fleet. The Airbus A330s were acquired because of the delay in the delivery of the 11 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which will be delivered by 2013. Originally, the…
May 25 - Budget carrier Air Arabia announced on Monday that it will increase the number of weekly flights from Sharjah to Goa, India, to five. This, said the airline, is to meet the growing demand on the route, particularly during the summer months. "The costal city of Goa continues to attract more and more visitors from the UAE," said AK Nizar, Head of Commercial Department, Air Arabia. "The airline has…
May 25 - Flydubai completed its flight to Assuit (Egypt) on Monday morning, marking the airline’s operations to its third Egyptian destination and 16th route. FZ181 took off from Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 2 at 0030hrs and landed in the ancient city of Assiut at 0315hrs local time this morning. Flydubai will go to Assuit thrice a week from the Dubai International Airport. The airline started its…
May 25 - Syrian Arab Airlines has announced it will start flights from Madrid to Damascus along with the local flights from Damascus to Aleppo from June 1. Passengers will travel to Damascus by the ATR72 airplanes and then to Madrid by another aircraft. The ATR72 planes were delivered recently to SAA after the Commercial Bank of Syria funded the purchase deal for $45 million.
May 23 - Budget carrier Air Arabia has received its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority that will allow the airline to launch Air Arabia, Egypt. Formed in cooperation with the Travco Group, Middle East’s largest travel and hospitality group, Air Arabia’s Egypt operations from Alexandria will begin in June. "We thank the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authorities for their…
May 23 - Yemen Airways has successfully implemented the Amadeus Access Update that supports dynamic schedules, it was learnt on Saturday. The update will let Yemen Airways to load and update schedules in real-time, and ensure a secure synchronization of flight schedules between Yemen Airways and Amadeus. For travel agencies, this agreement offers maximised sales opportunities with provision of real-time…
May 22 - Etihad Airways announced on Friday that it won three Skytrax World Airline Awards — the World's Best First Class; Best First Class Airline Seat; and Best First Class Onboard Catering. The Skytrax survey is conducted every year and the awards are thought to be the most prestigious in the world. The survey takes into account 18 million travelers and their air travel experience. Peter Baumgartner,…
Hamburg, GERMANY – Qatar Airways has been named among the top three airlines in the world at the latest Skytrax World Airline Awards 2010. The honour was among several awards that the airline collected at a ceremony in the northern German port city of Hamburg. Qatar Airways’ global ranking among more than 200 international airlines rose to number three in the world – up from fourth spot last…
Kuwait, May 21 - Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) has been facing countless delays in flights since 40 per cent of its workforce has left the company to work for rival airlines, said the airline’s Chairman and Managing Director, Hamad Al-Falah has said. Around 80 of their technical staff have left recently. "These employees made up 40 percent of KAC's trained staff," Al-Falah added. "This shortage, although…
Dubai UAE, May 21- Emirates Group, that reported a profit of Dh4.2 billion for the year ending March 31, 2010, will pay Dh1.6 billion, a third of its profits, to the Dubai Government. “Emirates has declared a dividend of Dh1.6 billion to its parent, the Investment Corporation of Dubai, a wholly owned Government of Dubai entity,” said a statement issued by the airline on Thursday. This is the highest…
