ABU DHABI/TEL AVIV: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and EL AL Israel Airlines, the national carrier of Israel, today launched their joint codeshare network and reciprocal loyalty agreement for frequent flyers. This builds on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) the airlines signed in 2020 following the Abraham Accords signed by the UAE and Israel. Available for sale …

A Kazakhstan national became a US dollar millionaire while three other winners will drive away in a luxury vehicle as their winning tickets were drawn today in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw held in Concourse D at Dubai International Airport. Mr. Rishat Tyulegenov, a Kazakhstan national based in Kazakhstan became the latest US$1 million winner …

Starting on 01 October 2021, Lufthansa will be introducing a new connection between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Munich, doubling its capacity on routes to the UAE compared to pre-crisis levels, as a response to an increase in travel demand. The new route will operate three times a week, with LH638 departing Munich on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and LH639 …

Etihad Airways has extended its ‘Verified To Fly’ travel document initiative, enabling travellers to validate their Covid-19 travel documents before arriving at the airport, to routes across its global network. Available for the vast majority of Etihad flights, to use the Verified to Fly service passengers sign-up by visiting Manage my Booking and following the simple instructions to upload and submit their …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates is expecting more than 450,000 passengers to travel from, to and through Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport over the course of the next two weekends on over 1,600 flights. The busiest days for the airline will be the next two weekends, 2-3 July and 9-10 July, although high passenger traffic is expected to start …

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in line with its commitment to invest in Bahraini workforce has appointed two Bahrainis in executive and management roles: Mr. Adnan Hashim as Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Jamal AlKuwaiti as Director Human Resources. Mr. Adnan Hashim brings with him more than 25 years of experience in the banking and …

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a self-registration portal to make it easier for COVID-19 testing labs to join the IATA Travel Pass Lab Network. IATA’s Lab Network provides a list of eligible lab locations around the globe so that travelers can easily find a location for a COVID-19 test prior to travel.  The newly launched portal provides …

To mark UN Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Day and the vital role that they play in post-pandemic recovery , Emirates is empowering small and medium sized enterprises to get back into the skies and turn their travel budgets into rewards by debuting a Business Rewards incentive for new members who sign up for the programme. Small and medium sized businesses who …

News Desk DUBAI: The 14th Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby was run on Saturday, 26th June at the Curragh Racecourse (Kildare, Ireland) in what was the 156th running of the world-famous race.   Eleven horses went to post in the premier €1 million showpiece Irish flat race. Hurricane Lane emerged victorious in the capable hands of jockey William Buick to provide …

Munich Airport is Europe’s only 5-star hub for years and is popular among Lufthansa passengers, globally, not only as the gateway to Bavaria, but as a leading, premium airport offering an inspiring travel journey. Now as the global travel industry is returning to prior levels of activity, Lufthansa is strengthening its premium services from Munich Airport and will again offer …