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The Abu Dhabi Airports Company announced at the Middle East Business Aviation Show that the city’s new dedicated private jet airport will be renamed City Airport, Abu Dhabi. The move comes in the wake of ongoing attempts at the overhaul of the airport facility. The airport was formerly known as the Al Bateen airport facility. Source: www.ameinfo.com
To facilitate travel from Abu Dhabi to Jeddah and Madinah for those making the Hajj Pilgrimage, Etihad Airways has announced that it will increase its services from Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia in December. In addition to its regular daily Jeddah service, Etihad will offer 10 extra flights to the city between 24 November and 19 December. The airline will also add two flights to Madinah between 29 November and 2…
Malaysia’s low cost airline AirAsai announced on November 12 that it has abolished fuel surcharges on all its flights. The airline will also offer 500,000 seats for travel between June 22 and October 24, 2009, on all its routes. Source: Emirates Business 24/7
Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways has agreed to borrow $370.2 million (approximately 100 million Kuwaiti dinars) to buy new aircraft. The low-cost carrier's board has asked the management to indentify lenders that would provide the required loan. Source : www.ameinfo.com
UK carrier British Airways (BA) has reduced its fuel surcharge for World Traveller (economy) and World Traveller Plus (premium economy) customers, the airline said on November 11. Thanks to the fuel surcharge cut, customers travelling from UAE will now pay Dh150 less for a return economy fare, and Dh75 less for a return premium economy fare. Paul Starrs, BA's Commercial Manager, Middle East said "In spite of…
In additionto its sales and ticketing office at the city’s Silom Road, Oman ’s national carrier Oman Air has opened a new office at theSuvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok . Bennet Stephen , Oman Air Country Manager in Thailand ,said that the count of Omani tourists to Bangkok this year was expected to be double that of 2007. “With the opening of the newoffice, we hope to address the needs of our…
Dubai-based Emirates Airline hasannounced the addition of 31 extra flights to Jeddah for the Hajj season. Theadditional flights to Jeddah have been introduced to cater to the increasedpassenger movement during peak Hajj season. The airline has also appointed adedicated group of airport staff to provide ground-handling services topassengers. Source: www.ameinfo.com
Delta Air Lines has enhanced itsschedule for its customers between Jordan and the United States .The new schedule provides customers with stronger flight connectivity withinthe US andbeyond. Passengers travelling from Amman 's Queen Alia International Airport can now connect to over 40 destinations within the US , Latin America , Canada and the Caribbean via New York 'sJohn F.…
Qatar Airways (QA) said yesterdaythat it has secured a $500 million (Dh1,836m) 12-year finance lease from BNPParibas, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered Bank andSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe for the purchase of three Boeing 777aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery by the end of this year. Qatar Airways' Chief ExecutiveAkbar Al Baker said "This financial…
Executive jet and helicopteroperator Falcon Aviation Services Regular will, for the first time, offerflights to internal destinations in Abu Dhabi .Services between Abu Dhabi 's Emirates Palace and Dubai 'sBurj Al Arab will also be consolidated. Captain Salem Al Kayoumi, Chairman ofFalcon Aviation Services, said: "We will be launching this kind of servicefor the first time in Abu Dhabi ,which has…
With the introduction of Preferred Seat Selection,Singapore Airlines customers making Economy Class bookings on singaporeair.com, now have the additional choice of guaranteeing themselves a seat of their choice. For the time being however only exit row seats will be available for allocation under the Preferred Seat scheme. By retrieving their bookings on singaporeair.com customers can also purchase a Preferred…
On 8th November, Delta Air started its first nonstop flight from Kuwait International Airport to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The airline will operate four weekly services between Kuwait and the United States offering over 180 onward connecting opportunities via Delta’s Atlanta hub. Source: www.ameinfo.com
Passengers departing from QatarAirway’s hub in Doha can now checkin online, the airline reported on November 9. The service is available to allpassengers who board their flight from Doha International Airport ,barring those flying to New York and Washington . The move comes inthe wake of a series of changes being undertaken to speed up check inprocedures. Source: Emirates Business 24/7
Gulf Times has reported that Qatar Airways in among the investors that have expressed interest in the privatisation of state owned Greek airline Olympic Airlines. Spain 's Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana, Ferrovial subsidiary Swissport International, American charter companies SkyOne and Chrysler Aviation, budget carriers SkyEurope and My Air, and ground-handling-operations company Goldair are among the…
In response to the rising demand in the aviation sector from the region, Boeing anticipates that over the next 20 years, 60 percent of its 1580 new aircraft will be delivered to the Middle East . Source: Khaleej Times
In an effort to cut costs and streamline operations, India ’s Jet Airways has terminated the contracts of 25 expatriate pilots. The hike in fuel costs and continued inflation has resulted in a downturn of the Indian aviation sector evoking drastic cost cutting measures by various airlines. Expatriate pilots have been sacked as their salary is almost 40% higher than the 15000-18000 monthly salary paid to…
Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan has said that despite the economic slowdown advance bookings on the airline for the next 3 months are strong and growth targets will be met. James Hogan said that those airlines that were heavily dependent on corporate business were likely to be more affected by the downturn rather than airlines like Etihad whose consumer base was more diversified. He also added that the…
FlyDubai, Dubai’s low cost carrier is in talks with Boeing about aircraft delivery after delays due to strikes at Boeing’s factories. The airline however, is still aiming at a mid 2009 launch of its operations. The budget carrier had entered into a $4 billion dollar deal with the plane-maker for an order of 54 Boeing single aisle 737 aircraft. Source: Emirates Business 24/7
