Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, has announced the introduction of a new service to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina with direct flights from Abu Dhabi starting on July 12th, 2021.  Schedule to Sarajevo, effective July 12th, 2021 (all times local) Flight Departure Time Arrival Time Aircraft Frequency 3L  604 Abu Dhabi 08:15 Sarajevo 12:10 Airbus …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces the return of two favourite summer destinations to its expanding network; Alexandria and Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Both seasonal destinations will be served by the airline’s new Airbus A321neoLR with 2 weekly flights each starting from 30 June until 25 September 2021. The seasonal summer routes to …

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the newest national airline of the UAE, has announced the launch of its latest route to Chisinau, Moldova, starting on 4 September 2021. With the launch of Chisinau, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has now on sale 25 destinations. The flight to Chisinau will be operated two times per week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Tickets are already on sale on wizzair.com and the airline’s …

Egypt has fully vaccinated all staff working at both Red Sea and South Sinai governorates, two of the country’s tourism hotspots as hotels and resorts gear up for the safe return of holidaymakers this summer. Staff working in establishments including hotels, resorts, cafes, restaurants, bazaars and tourism transportation in the Red Sea and South Sinai governorates have received COVID-19 vaccine. Egypt’s …

Emirates will be providing more choice and comfort for its customers in Bahrain, with the introduction of the first scheduled Airbus A380 service during the month of June. This is the first time an airline operates the double-decker on a regularly scheduled basis to the Kingdom, and demonstrates the operational readiness of the new airport to provide the necessary infrastructure …

DUBAI: Emirates announced today it will launch a four times weekly service between Florida’s second largest city, Miami, and Dubai, from 22 July, 2021, expanding its US network to 12 destinations. The new service will provide Emirates’ global travellers with another access point into Florida after Orlando (effective July), serving the Southern Florida area while offering convenient connections for travellers headed …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is the first airline to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. The MOU was signed by Dr Nadia Bastaki, Vice President Medical Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Etihad Aviation Group, and Mr. Toily Kurbanov, Executive Coordinator, UNV, remotely in Abu Dhabi. The collaboration between the two …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: With just four months to go until the start of Expo 2020 Dubai, New Zealand is unveiling more detail, and a new video trailer, about how the nation’s theme of Care for People and Place will guide all the engagement, activities, and events undertaken at the mega event inside the New Zealand pavilion and beyond. The theme …

To cater for the growing public demands for knowing Indonesian language, the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi has initiated a Virtual Indonesian Language Course (VILC) in June 2021. The program commenced on Tuesday, 1 June 2021 and was officially opened by the Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi Dr. June Kuncoro Hadiningrat. This …

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced today the resumption of its operations to Naples in Italy. The three weekly flights to Naples International Airport (NAP) will commence on 01 July and offer passengers from the UAE more options for travel this summer. From 02 June, a quarantine-free travel corridor has been established between Italy and the UAE enabling passengers to …