By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: Glossy, grinning cut-outs of World No.1 Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic greet visitors to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, electrical testing is undertaken on the scoreboards above the stands on Centre Court, and the Dubai Duty Free pop-up merchandise stores are fully stocked with branded tee-shirts, keyrings, and tennis balls. It can mean only one …

Emirates today announced that it will boost its operations to and from Cairo to 28 weekly flights, effective 29 October, 2023. The additional flights provide more options for customers to connect to Dubai and beyond with enhanced schedules and the opportunity to enjoy more of the Emirates A380’s signature experience. The operational boost will see Emirates operating four daily flights, …

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, and the Great Britain SailGP Team, one of the world’s most successful sailing teams, today have announced a three-year sponsorship deal. Under the agreement, Emirates will become the sailing team’s first-ever Title Sponsor starting with the race in Sydney on 18 and 19 February, 2023. Emirates’ signature “Fly Better” logo will be visible on the Great British …

Celebrating International Mother Language Day on the 21 February, the UNESCO day that honours the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies – Emirates highlights the vast array of languages spoken onboard by multicultural cabin crew, the comprehensive and detailed website translated into 28 languages, as well as the vast library of in-language content available on its award-winning …

On 15 February 2023, the opening ceremony for the “Japanese Calendar Exhibition 2023” was held at the Japan Information and Culture Center in the Consulate-General of Japan in Karachi. The event began with a welcome note by Mr. ODAGIRI Toshio, Consul-General of Japan in Karachi. He spoke about the significance of Japanese Calendars and how they are admired for their …

MILAN: In pavilion 4, stand C82/A83, Tourism Malaysia delegation led by Mr Mohamad Libra Lee Haniff, Director of Tourism Malaysia Paris Office, and responsible for the markets of Italy, Spain and Portugal will host Malaysia Airlines, Berjaya Hotels & Resorts, The Taaras Redang, Lotus Asia Tours as co-exhibitors. BIT is essential for Tourism Malaysia, in the framework of the activities aimed at the trade. …

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, announced today the launch of a daily service to Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) from 09 March 2023. The carrier will double the frequency of flights from 01 June 2023, making it the first carrier to connect Somalia directly with Dubai and the United Arab Emirates. Hamad Obaidalla, Chief Commercial Officer at flydubai, said: “we …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Singapore Airlines (SIA), the flag carrier of the Republic of Singapore has appointed Gerry’s International as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Pakistan. The announcement was made at an event held in Karachi, attended by industry professionals, representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and other government departments, corporate sector senior management and others. Singapore Airlines will …

Emirates SkyCargo and Air Canada Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deliver more benefits to their air freight customers around the world. The MoU, which builds on the airlines’ strategic commercial partnership announced last year, was signed at Emirates Headquarters in Dubai, UAE by Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo and Matthieu Casey, Managing Director …

WARSAW, Poland: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, celebrates the tenth anniversary of its first commercial flight operation in Poland. Since the inaugural flight in February 2013, the airline has carried more than 1.6 million passengers on the service across more than 6,300 flights from Dubai to Warsaw in both directions. The carrier offers Polish passengers a daily direct flight …