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Wataniya Airlines this week launched twice daily scheduled flights to Bahrain. This is the third new route Kuwait’s luxury airline has announced this week. Previously they flew to Dubai, Beirut, and Cairo. Wataniya’s CEO said the Bahrain route is important both from a business and social perspective. The first Wataniya Aircraft landed at Bahrain International Airport Thursday morning.
Plane pooling among the very rich is becoming popular as the global economic downturn continues. The well heeled are eager to find ways to cut costs but without giving up luxuries and comforts they are accustomed to. Generally, an executive will join a network of jet users who enjoy private aviation, and they coordinate trip dates and shared cabin space. PrivateJetShare.com is one company encouraging this…
From October, Emirates Airlines will fly to the South African Coastal city of Durban. The expectation is that with the country gets ready to host the 2010 Fifa World Cup travel will grow on this route. Emirates new daily service from Dubai to Durban will provide the only direct air link on this route. Emirates is an official partner of the 2010 Fifa World Cup
The UAE’s national airline, Etihad Airways, is aiming to fly 25 million passengers a year by 2020. The airline also hopes to increase its network of business and leisure destinations worldwide to 100. Etihad Executive Vice President for Sales and services made his comments at a function hosted by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA). At the same event, Abu Dhabi and Italy announced their expansion of ties.
Etihad Airways announced that it will begin flights from the UAE capital to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport starting on 2 September 2009. The flights will initially be three times a week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday but will increase to daily flights from 1 October 2009. The Wednesday, Friday, Sunday flights will depart from Abu Dhabi at 10:20 am and arrive in Chicago at 4:40 pm US time. Previously Etihad’s sole…
Dubai’s Emirates Airlines has added three more weekly flights to Bangladesh, bringing the total number of Dubai-Dhaka flights available to 17. The additional Dhaka flights have been timed to support the announcement by the Bangladesh government of a new trade acceleration policy. The EK586 flight will depart from Dubai every Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday at 10:15 am and arrive at Zia international airport at…
British Airways announced on Tuesday that it is cancelling all flight services to Riyadh and Jeddah through 31 May because of work on two new stations in the Kingdom. Customers who have booked travel between 30 March and 31 May on British Airway’s Riyadh and Jeddah services will have the option of taking a full refund or re-booking once services resume.
Emirates Airlines began operating the world’s first A380 commercial flights from Dubai to Australia and New Zealand on Monday. Australia and New Zealand are the third and fourth destinations to be added to Emirates super jumbo network. The EK412 departed from Dubai International Airport, terminal 3, landed in Sydney, Australia, then continued on to Auckland New Zealand with over 400 passengers. Emirates…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Philippines that will increase flights between the two countries. Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, Rak Airways, and Fly Dubai were designated by the two countries as the national carriers for the UAE. Passenger flights between the two countries will gradually increase to 89 per week. The 89 new flights will…
British Airways has announced that it will resume flights from Riyadh and Jeddah to London Heathrow from March 29, 2009. The airline will fly five times a week from Riyadh and Jeddah to Heathrow Terminal 5. The airline had suspended services to Riyadh and Jeddah in March 2005 due to poor commercial performance on the route.
Abu Dhabi based Etihad is flying special relief flights from Thailand to Abu Dhabi to carry stranded passengers, the first of which was due to arrive on November 29 . Etihad's Boeing 777 flight with a capacity of 378 passengers will be taking off from U-Tapao International Airport, about 150km east of Bangkok. Source: www.ameinfo.com
Represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority, UAE has signed a memorandum of understanding with Qatar to increase the number of flights between the two countries. FlyDubai was appointed as a UAE national carrier in addition to Etihad, Emirates, Air Arabia and RAK Air, while Qatar Airways was appointed as Qatar's national carrier. Source: www.ameinfo.com
Sharjah based low cost carrier Air Arabia has won the AVEX aviation show award for Best Regional Airline. The award ceremony, which was part of one of the largest air show and aviation exhibitions in the region, took place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Source: www.ameinfo.com
Emirates Airlines has once again denied rumours of a possible merger with Abu Dhabi-based national carrier Etihad. 'There are no merger talks taking place between Emirates and Etihad. We have no knowledge of the federal government or Abu Dhabi, or another airline taking a stake in Emirates', the airline told a Dubai newspaper. Source: www.ameinfo.com
UAE national carrier Etihad has launched its maiden voyage to Moscow from Abu Dhabi. The airline will run five flights per week. Etihad will also launch a new service to Kazakhstan's capital, Almaty, on December 2. Source: www.ameinfo.com
Abu Dhabi-based airline and UAE’s national carrier has signed a $102m aircraft financing facility with a consortium of regional and international banks to finance the airline's acquisition of an Airbus A340-600 aircraft. The 12-year finance lease was provided in equal shares by three separate banks, led by co-arrangers and lenders Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking…
Arab Wings has announced that it has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi based international executive flight services company Royal Jet to manage jointly, a new Challenger 605. The agreement was signed during the Middle East Business Aviation show held at the Dubai Airport. Ahmad Abu Ghazaleh, General Manager of Arab Wings and Shane O’Hare, President and CEO of Royal Jets Signed the contract. The jointly…
Emirates airlines wants to sharply increase its flight slots at Italian airports, the government said, describing this as a move that could boost tourism to Italy from Asian and Gulf countries. Emirates, which has less than 10 Italian slots a week at present, has asked for slots to cover 21 weekly flights each to Rome and Milan and 14 for Venice. It also plans 28 weekly cargo flights. Source: Emirates…
