BANGKOK: Mr. Chansin Treenuchagron, Acting President, Thai Airways International Public Company (THAI), said that the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the world’s aviation industry. In the third quarter of 2020, there were slight signs of recovery from domestic travel; however, the figures presented a much lower number than normal levels.   The Thai tourism sector is still affected due to international …

LONDON: To offer some much-needed sunshine as temperatures drop and Brits are asked to stay at home, British Airways is launching its latest sunshine campaign. The airline is offering great value flights and holiday packages for travel throughout 2021 to hot destinations across its network, including the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Seychelles, Florida and Dubai.   The airline’s flexible …

ISLAMABAD: Ufone and Canteen Stores Department (CSD) signed a MoU on Wednesday according to which the Pakistani Telecom Operator will provide services to CSD for digitization and improving customer experience. Brigadier Ahmed Fawad Azim (Retired), Director Commercial, Canteen Stores Department along with Atif Ishaque, GM Enterprise Sales & Services, Shops & Franchise Services, Ufone signed the Memorandum of Understanding along …

Punjab Skills Development Fund(PSDF) has partnered with Careem under its “Entrepreneurship on Wheels” programme’, with the objective of launching dedicated training for the latter’s rickshaw and delivery captains between September 2020 and July 2021. The training will be conducted by National Highway and Motorway Police (NHMP). Under the programme, 800 rickshaw captains will receive training on road ethics, sign navigation …

News Desk LAHORE: Kashf Foundation, with support from The Coca-Cola Foundation, launched 6 state-of-the-art training facilities in Lahore and Faisalabad under a special program titled ‘recycling for women empowerment’ to provide skill based training to hundreds of deserving women belonging to low-income households. This training will equip these women with the skills to make every day use sellable products such …

International law firm Pinsent Masons has rolled out its Mindful Business Charter across the Middle East offices in Dubai and Doha. This initiative is to ramp up efforts to eradicate negative working practices that can affect mental health and wellbeing. The roll out on the 9th November, marks an important step in adopting and promoting a culture of openness about mental …

DUBAI: Mai Dubai, the leading bottled water company in the UAE fully owned by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), announced that it has won the first ever ‘Dubai Smart Industry Award.’ The latest recognition from the Dubai Quality Award is yet another testament to Mai Dubai’s exceptional processes, products and services that harness the potential of technology to generate …

DUBAI: The Emirates Group today announced its half-year results for its 2020-21 financial year. Group revenue was AED 13.7 billion (US$ 3.7 billion) for the first six months of 2020-21, down 74% from AED 53.3 billion (US$ 14.5 billion) during the same period last year. This dramatic revenue decline was due to the COVID-19 pandemic which brought global air passenger travel to …

BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) announced winter flight schedule for its operations from 1 January-27 March 2021. Flight details are as follows. Europe• TG910/911 Bangkok-London-Bangkok, one flight per week on Sunday• TG920/921 Bangkok-Frankfurt-Bangkok, one flight per week on Friday• TG950/951 Bangkok-Copenhagen-Bangkok, one flight per week on Sunday Australia• TG475/476 Bangkok-Sydney-Bangkok, one flight per week (depart from Bangkok …

DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC (DFM: DAMAC) (“DAMAC” or the “Company”) announced financial results for the first nine months of 2020. Total revenue stood at AED 3.7 billion vs AED 2.8 billion in 9M 2019. Booked sales for the period stood at AED 1.6 billion vs AED 2.4 billion for the similar period last year. Net loss for the period …