ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways (Etihad), has provided details of its half-year (H1: January-June)2020 performance, which saw a strong start to the year, with the airline progressing well ahead of its transformation plan targets. This included its best monthly results to date for February, prior to the impact of Covid-19, the subsequent closure of international borders, and the suspension of flights …

News Desk DUBAI: The iconic Emirates A380 will begin serving travellers on flights to Toronto starting 16 August. The airline has so far resumed A380 operations to Amsterdam, Cairo, Paris, London Heathrow and Guangzhou (8 August) – taking its A380 network to six cities. The Emirates A380 experience remains a favourite amongst travellers for its spacious and comfortable cabins and the airline …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Kuwait City (5 August) and Lisbon (16 August). This will take Emirates’ passenger network to 70 destinations in August, over 50% of its pre-pandemic destination network, as the airline gradually resumes operations with the safety of its customers, crew and communities as its top priority. Flights from Dubai …

News Desk DUBAI: Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East & Africa (MEA) today announced that Careem joins its growing list of issuer processing clients. The five-year agreement will see Network International process prepaid cards on behalf of Careem in five countries: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Pakistan. The project is part of Careem’s digital …

By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has launched innovative new protective wear for First and Business class guests. As part of its new health and hygiene programme, Etihad Wellness, premium passengers will receive a snood style facemask for use throughout their journey and beyond. The soft reusable snood has been treated with MicrobeBARRIER™ …

DUBAI: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) launched an array of initiatives in support of 500 orphan children from less fortunate families marking the advent of Eid Al-Adha. The move is part of RTA’s social responsibility towards these community segments in coordination with the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, Serco – the operator of Dubai Metro and Tram, Emaar Properties, and “Talabat …

LONDON: Throughout August, British Airways is resuming flying to more destinations, albeit with continued low frequencies while the impact of Covid-19 remains felt across the globe. In Europe flights will resume to the holiday destinations of Bari, Bastia, Bodrum, Bordeaux, Catania, Figari, Frankfurt, Genoa, Kefalonia, Lyon, Luxembourg, Malta, Paphos and Pula, while further afield Antigua, Islamabad and Nairobi join the …

RIGA: Starting from August 13 Latvian airline airBaltic will increase flight frequency on Riga–Athens route to three flights a week, but on September 4 airBaltic will launch new seasonal flights from Riga to Thessaloniki which will be operated twice a week. The new flights will be performed on an Airbus A220-300 aircraft. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “We are delighted to announce more connections between Latvia and Greece. …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has announced that it will deploy its iconic A380 aircraft to Guangzhou from 8 August 2020. The airline has also restarted its A380 operations to Amsterdam and Cairo this week, and introduced a second daily A380 service to London Heathrow, serving market demand and offering customers more travel options. Emirates has so far resumed A380 services to 5 cities and …

By Rafiq Vayani PUTRAJAYA: Dato’ Seri Ramlan Bin Ibrahim has been appointed as the Chairman of Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board effective 3rd August 2020. Dato’ Seri Ramlan entered the Administrative and Diplomatic Service of Malaysia in 1983. His first posting was as Second Secretary to the Embassy of Malaysia in Jakarta in 1988. Two years later, he was reassigned to …