DUBAI: Recognised for innovation, growth and commitment to passenger experience, CEO Paul Griffiths and the Dubai International (DXB) team were honoured with an Outstanding Achievement award at the recent Conde Nast Traveller Middle East Readers’ Choice Awards. Editor in Chief of the prolific consumer travel magazine, Rhea Saran, presented the award after personally commending the airport’s five-year success as World’s …

DUBAI: Mr. Munir Jamil Khoury will be driving away a brand new car after his ticket number 0202 in Series no.1712 was picked as lucky winner of an Audi Q8 3.0 (Dragon Orange Metallic) in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Surprise Draw after the awarding ceremony of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Men’s final yesterday evening. The winning ticket …

DUBAI: The winners of the Montegrappa Writing Prize, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature’s prestigious competition to discover unpublished novelists, have been announced Saturday, 2nd March, 2019.  Recognised as one of the most successful writing competitions in the region, the competition has a proven track record in finding new writing talent, producing eight published authors in the last five years. …

BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) arranged additional special flights to and from Frankfurt today and operated flights to London with larger aircraft on 3 March, 2019, in order to transport more stranded passengers speedily. Mr. Sumeth Damrongchaitham, THAI President, said that passengers were stranded at Suvarnabhumi Airport after a sudden closure of Pakistani airspace on 27 February …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates, the Official Airline of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, offered tennis fans a once in a lifetime experience to meet their tennis hero and legend, Roger Federer. The “Emirates ball flight”, a fan favorite, offered tennis enthusiasts the chance to win two final match tickets and to meet the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships …

News Desk DUBAI: Juggling the positive and negative impacts of technology is one of the biggest challenges of the next generation, school students from across the UAE concluded during an in-depth conversation at Expo 2020 Dubai’s second Next Gen World Majlis. The session, titled ‘Technology with heart and mind’, featured 21 students aged 13 to 17, who discussed how humanity can embrace …

LONDON: British Airways celebrated International Wheelchair Day by upgrading a number of customers on long-haul flights from its World Traveller cabin (economy) to Club World (Business). The gestures are part of the airline’s #BAMagic100 campaign; British Airways’ commitment to mark its Centenary year with 100 acts of kindness. The customers, who all required wheelchair assistance, received the surprise news as …

DUBAI: Emirates has won ‘Favourite Middle East Airline, Premium Cabin’ at the prestigious Conde Nast Middle East Reader’s Choice Awards. The awards, conferred by reader-generated votes across the GCC, celebrate the best in travel in a variety of categories. The award is a testament to the airline’s consistent commitment to invest in new products and services that deliver a better customer experience. Khalid …

ISLAMABAD: Nestlé Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan to partner with the Clean Green Pakistan movement launched by the Prime Minister of Pakistan in October 2018. Clean and Green Pakistan Campaign is a much-needed initiative for Pakistan considering the low forest cover in most of the areas and poor cleanliness in rural/urban areas …

KARACHI: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Pakistan welcomed its new members and recognised its high achievers from across the country in glittering ceremonies in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad on February 18, 19 and 21, respectively. Themed ‘Strategic Business Leaders | Capacity & Character’, the New Member Ceremonies celebrated the achievement of ACCA members who attained the membership milestone …