BANGKOK: Mr. Chansin Treenuchagron, Acting President, Thai Airways International Public Company (THAI), said that the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the world’s aviation industry. In the third quarter of 2020, there were slight signs of recovery from domestic travel; however, the figures presented a much lower number than normal levels.   The Thai tourism sector is still affected due to international …

LONDON: To offer some much-needed sunshine as temperatures drop and Brits are asked to stay at home, British Airways is launching its latest sunshine campaign. The airline is offering great value flights and holiday packages for travel throughout 2021 to hot destinations across its network, including the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Seychelles, Florida and Dubai.   The airline’s flexible …

DUBAI: The Emirates Group today announced its half-year results for its 2020-21 financial year. Group revenue was AED 13.7 billion (US$ 3.7 billion) for the first six months of 2020-21, down 74% from AED 53.3 billion (US$ 14.5 billion) during the same period last year. This dramatic revenue decline was due to the COVID-19 pandemic which brought global air passenger travel to …

BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) announced winter flight schedule for its operations from 1 January-27 March 2021. Flight details are as follows. Europe• TG910/911 Bangkok-London-Bangkok, one flight per week on Sunday• TG920/921 Bangkok-Frankfurt-Bangkok, one flight per week on Friday• TG950/951 Bangkok-Copenhagen-Bangkok, one flight per week on Sunday Australia• TG475/476 Bangkok-Sydney-Bangkok, one flight per week (depart from Bangkok …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates SkyCargo has started utilising its Airbus A380 aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network. The first dedicated Emirates A380 ‘mini-freighter’ successfully transported medical supplies between Seoul and Amsterdam via Dubai. Working collaboratively with the Engineering and Flight Operations teams within Emirates, the air cargo carrier has optimised the cargo …

DUBAI: Dubai-based flydubai has announced a new service that offers passengers the opportunity to bid for an upgrade to Business Class before their next flight. Economy Class passengers travelling on eligible flights will be notified by flydubai via email when the bidding period has begun. Once a bid is accepted, the passenger will be charged for the bid amount that …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has signed a major partnership agreement with the UAE’s Football Association. The partnership was officially announced at a signing ceremony at the UAE Football Association Headquarters in Dubai, by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, President of the UAE Football Association, Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer and Mohammad Al …

ABU DHABI: Etihad today announced a new organisational structure that will position the business to deliver on its mandate in the wake of Covid-19 and meet the challenges of the global downturn in aviation head on. The restructuring sees the airline continuing its transformation into a mid-sized, full-service carrier concentrating on its fleet of widebody aircraft, with a leaner, flatter and scaleable …

DUBAI: His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the arrival of all the 50 new Dubai Metro trains. 15 of these trains are designated for serving Expo 2020, and the remaining 35 trains are meant to improve the level of service of the existing Dubai …

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it is expanding service from New York City over the peak Thanksgiving weekend, with additional nonstop flights from New York, Newark and Westchester County airports. Additions include Florida destinations like Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando and Tampa, and more frequency in popular VFR markets like Port-au-Prince, San Juan, Santiago and Santo Domingo. Plus high-demand transcontinental routes to Los Angeles and San Francisco. These additional 25 flights will operate between November 20th and November …