Oman’s value-for-money airline SalamAir has secured the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration, a global Safety audit program managed and controlled by IATA. Captain Mohamed Ahmed, CEO of SalamAir, said, “IOSA Programme enables SalamAir to benchmark its Operation safety standards by improving its operational management and control systems. Being IOSA registered is the most compelling evidence for putting …

Jones the Grocer, the Australian gourmet grocer and café, is now open in the Mall of the Emirates. The newest beautifully designed Jones the Grocer is the new go-to all-day dining destination for a fresh and flavourful breakfast, lunch or dinner, including hand-thrown artisan pizzas made in a traditional Italian pizza oven.  The new venue is located on the first …

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has ramped up its operations to Gatwick Airport with the addition of a third daily A380 flight. The airline continues to scale up its UK operations to meet sustained demand ahead of the holiday rush. The additional frequency will offer enhanced capacity with more than 1,000 seats to/from Gatwick to Dubai, every day. Emirates flight EK11 …

Emirates’ flagship A380 made a landmark touchdown at Auckland Airport. This is first time the Emirates double-decker has landed in Auckland since February 2020, demonstrating increasing travel demand in and out of New Zealand.  The special non-stop daily service from Dubai to Auckland was greeted at Auckland Airport ahead of the country’s first fully open summer since the pandemic. Emirates …

Dubai Duty Free’s Executive Vice Chairman & CEO, Colm McLoughlin was honoured with the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the inaugural Middle East & Africa Duty Free Association (MEADFA) Awards held on 28th November at the Art Hotel & Resort in Bahrain. The awards were held to coincide with the 20th MEADFA conference which was held in Bahrain for the …

Thousands of spectators were treated to a spectacular low-level flypast over the Sevens Stadium this afternoon, in celebration the biggest and longest-running sports and entertainment festival in the Middle East – the Emirates Dubai 7s. An Emirates A380 took to the skies to salute the crowd below, as they enjoyed the biggest Emirates Dubai 7’s festival yet, featuring more than 300 rugby, netball, …

Newly appointed Director of Sales and Marketing, Mona Metwally, joins Rosewood Abu Dhabi with more than two decades cross continent career in luxury hospitality, bringing about an impressive wealth of knowledge in brand positioning and profit generation.  Result oriented and guest centric, Metwally plans to extend an extraordinary level of service to guests and to build on Redwood Abu Dhabi’s …

Located optimally on JBR famous UK exports Rosa’s Thai and Cocotte will be offering diners the chance to win 51% discount on their final bill to celebrate the 51st UAE National Day. When they are presented with their bill, they will be given 2 dices and if they roll a 5 and a 1, then they will get the 51% discount …

KUANTAN/DUBAI: Tourism Malaysia welcomes passengers boarding Singapore’s low-cost airline, Scoot, on its return flight to Kuantan, Pahang. The passengers were greeted by Dato’ Hj. Zainuddin Abdul Wahab, Director-General of Tourism Malaysia and Dato’ Sri Dr Sallehuddin Ishak, Pahang State Secretary, with cultural performances by the National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN) Pahang. Scoot reinstates its flight to Kuantan after …

Following an opening ceremony and press conference, the second annual Dubai Duty Free Sailing League Regatta starts tomorrow at Dubai Offshore Sailing Club (DOSC). Featuring the SB20, one of the most popular open keel design boats in the world, 24 teams will compete over four days in a series of 10- to 15-minute races with eight boats at a time. …