Emirates received delivery of its 123rd Airbus A380 superjumbo jet. The aircraft, registered as A6-EVS, is also the final new A380 aircraft to join Emirates’ fleet, marking another milestone in the airline’s steadfast 21-year commitment to the programme. Watch a video of Emirates’ 123rd Airbus A380 as it readies for departure to its home in Dubai.  Receiving delivery of a brand new aircraft …

marhaba, part of dnata and a leading global airport hospitality brand, is partnering with Ski Dubai, the world’s best indoor ski resort, to bring the best of iconic winter destination – Lapland – to the UAE this December. Kicking-off a range of festive-themed activations now on offer with marhaba at Dubai International (DXB) and Ski Dubai at Mall of the …

Emirates is increasing its capacity on flights from Dubai to Brisbane commencing today (16 December), in line with the easing of local government restrictions on international travel after the state achieved its target to reach a double-dose vaccination rate of 80 per cent. From 5 February, Emirates flights to Perth will also operate at full capacity for eligible vaccinated travellers. …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, today announced a multi-year agreement to help accelerate the next stage of its digital transformation journey.  Kyndryl will help Etihad modernize its IT infrastructure by facilitating the use of best-in-breed cloud platforms. Innovation and technology have been instrumental to Etihad’s agility …

Arabian Travel Market (ATM), once again hosted an Advisory Board Meeting at the Address Skyview, Downtown Dubai, bringing together travel and tourism leaders and experts to discuss trending opportunities and challenges facing the industry post-pandemic. ATM’s Advisory Board was set up to provide counsel on industry themes, challenges, growth opportunities and future strategies, while brainstorming other topics and issues for …

Careem is expanding the Groceries offering on its Super App by launching Quik, a new ultra-fast grocery delivery service that offers customers supermarket competitive prices across a range of everyday grocery items 24/7 in as little as 15 minutes. Quik uses a dense network of hyperlocal dark stores and advanced fulfillment and inventory management tech to prepare orders in under …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and ITA Airways, the national carrier of Italy, have signed a codeshare agreement connecting the networks of the two airlines. This new commercial partnership is designed to boost business travel and tourism between Italy and the United Arab Emirates, and will offer travellers more options and better connectivity when travelling …

Gerry’s dnata, Pakistan’s leading ground services provider, has been recognised for consistently delivering quality, safe and innovative services at its Islamabad hub and received the ‘Best Station’ accolade at the 2021 Pride of Ground Handling Awards.  Gerry’s dnata was also shortlisted for four additional awards. Syed Haris Raza, Vice President of Gerry’s dnata, said: “We are delighted to receive one of …

With the end of school term and the start of the holiday season, Emirates is expecting over 1.1 million passengers to pass through Terminal 3 at Dubai International during this busy travel period which will run through until 21 December. This weekend will see a peak surge of close to 250,000 travellers departing from Terminal 3. Customers are encouraged to …

By Kamran Hashim KARACHI: Biz Today International, one of the leading and pre-eminent 24/7 English language online business news portal, agreed to collaborated with ‘Howdy Pakistan’, the pioneer in introducing high quality real charcoal grilled gourmet burgers in Pakistan. To mark this collaboration, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) ceremony was held at Howdy Pakistan’s DHA Branch located on main Khayaban-e-Sehar, DHA Phase …