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Emirates was named the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016. It also won the awards for World’s Best Inflight Entertainment for a record 12th consecutive year, and Best Airline in the Middle East. Based on the results of the largest airline passenger satisfaction survey in the industry, the World’s Best Airline Awards are considered a global benchmark of airline…
Etihad Airways has received three highly coveted awards for the World’s Best First Class Airline, World’s Best First Class Onboard Catering, and World’s Best First Class Airline Seat for its First Apartments and Suites, at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards. The prestigious World Airline Awards are widely considered to be a global benchmark of airline excellence. Winners are chosen based on the votes and…
Qatar Airways received three separate awards at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom. Air travelers chose Qatar Airways as the World's Best Business Class in the 2016 World Airline Awards. It also won the awards for the Best Business Class Airline Lounge and the Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His…
Emirates Airline has its own aircraft painting facility - The Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre. This is the world’s largest aircraft painting facility owned by an airline. During the last 12 months it has completely stripped and repainted 33 aircraft or 13% of its fleet. During the year, Emirates gave a fresh coat of paint to three Airbus A380s and 22 Boeing 777s, in addition to eight aircraft that were…
Virgin Atlantic and Airbus announced an agreement on a firm order, valued at $4.4bn, for 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show in the UK. The investment demonstrates Virgin Atlantic's commitment to customer experience. It is part of a fleet modernization program which will see 50 percent of Virgin Atlantic’s aircraft replaced in a six year period – creating one of the world’s youngest…
Emirates has announced that its service between Dubai and Dakar, currently operated by an Airbus A340-300, will be replaced with a Boeing 777-300ER from 2nd September 2016. The change to the larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft will offer an enhanced onboard experience for Emirates’ Senegalese customers and those traveling to Dakar from across the airline’s network. The aircraft will be in a three class…
Istanbul, June 29 2016 Dear Passengers Due to the recent situation occurred on 28th June 2016, at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, for passengers who have bookings on all flights departing from, arriving at, or connecting in Istanbul Ataturk Airport or Sabiha Gökçen Airport between 28 June 2016 - 5 July 2016 (ticketed on/before 28 June 2016), providing that their tickets are revalidated by 31 July 2016 (inclusive) and…
Qatar Airways is offering special Iftar meal boxes on flights across the Middle East during the month of Ramadan. Business and First Class passengers will enjoy vegetable crudités, hummus, chicken with tartar sauce sandwich and mozzarella cheese with spicy tomato chutney sandwich, banana, assorted nut, dates, baklava, laban, Alpen bar, refreshing towel and a bottle of water. Iftar meal boxes served in Economy…
Emirates announced its seventh daily service between Dubai and Bangkok starting from 1 July 2016. The additional service, which will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, will help meet growing passenger demand, affirming Thailand’s position as a popular destination for business and leisure. It will make Bangkok one of the most served destinations on the Emirates network. The new service joins the existing…
Turkish Airlines has added two more nations to its global reach by beginning its services to Bogota, Columbia’s capital, and Panama City, capital of Panama. These new points join Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Toronto, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Boston, Montreal, San Francisco and Miami to bring the total to 14 destinations across the Americas. M. İlker Aycı, Turkish Airlines’ Chairman of the…
Adelaide today welcomed the first Qatar Airways flight to arrive at its international airport from Doha, Qatar. The inaugural flight was greeted by a delegation of VIPs including South Australia's Minister for Tourism, Hon. Leon Bignell. Adelaide is the fourth city in Australia to be served by Qatar Airways, which has been flying to Melbourne since 2009 and also now flies to Perth and Sydney. Qatar Airways is…
Emirates today (May 1 2016) expanded the network of destinations served by its flagship A380 aircraft with the launch of new A380 services to Taipei and Prague, becoming the first and only airline to operate an A380 into these two cities. The A380 service from Dubai to Taipei landed at 16:50 local time and the second A380 service launch today landed in Prague at 13:25 local time. Both aircraft were greeted by…
Saudi Arabian Airlines will increase its flights between Saudi Arabia and Los Angeles from three departures a week to five from June 1st. This is in anticipation of increased demand during the peak season and in keeping with its continued expansion in its services in North America and elsewhere. The national carrier of Saudi Arabia operates new B777-300ERs to its North American gateways that include New…
Last year, over 7 million Emirates passengers travelled to and from the GCC, Middle East and North Africa. Catering to its growing customer base in the region Emirates offers international travelers a taste of Arab cuisine inspired by the 18 cities that it serves in the GCC, Middle East and North Africa. Over 100 regionally inspired dishes are served onboard Emirates flights across the world. Popular dishes like…
The city with the magnificent fortress featured in Game of Thrones is now just one stop away courtesy Turkish Airlines. Starting May 1 2016, Turkish Airlines will be flying three times a week from Istanbul to Dubrovnik, their second destination in Croatia after Zagreb. According to Turkish Airlines, flights to Dubrovnik from Istanbul will cost $99 while the return flight will cost Euro 99. The next time you…
Vienna is becoming a major tourist destination for visitors from the Middle East. To cope with the additional demand, Emirates is replacing one of its twice daily Boeing 777 service with an A380 that can accommodate 44% more people - 519 passengers: 14 in First Class, 76 in Business Class and 429 in Economy. Emirates lunched its service to Vienna in 2004 and has since carried almost 3 million passengers on the…
The iconic Batmobile that roars through Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming action adventure Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was on display at the Turkish Airlines booth at the world’s largest travel fair ITB Berlin which concluded on March 13. Mr. Ahmet Olmuştur, Turkish Airlines’ CMO said: “Being a leading airline flying to more countries and international destinations than any other airline in the world, we…
Qatar Airways’ Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker announced a significant network expansion of 14 new destinations at a press conference on the opening day of ITB Berlin – the world’s largest international travel fair. Spread across four continents, the new routes will further expand the reach of the airline’s network, and will include the world’s longest flight, between Doha and Auckland,…
