Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) decided to resume the operation of the four bus routes that serve the Global Village from the start of its new season 2020-2021.  RTA will also resume the electric Abra tourist services inside the Village as of October 25th, the date coincides with the silver jubilee of this premier tourist and family destination.  “We …

DUBAI: When Emirates SkyCargo’s first freighter flight took off from Guadalajara, Mexico, on the 2nd of October, the cargo hold contained several tonnes of avocadoes and other vegetables grown and harvested in Mexico and destined for supermarket shelves in Europe and the Middle East. In Kenya, Emirates’ 10 weekly flights in October 2020 from Nairobi airport transport, among other commodities, fresh …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has picked up seven of Stevie International Business Awards 2020; top awards in recognising achievements and services of the business sector across the world. Awards won by RTA comprise of 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze in the fields of rail, licensing and media response to Covid-19. The winning of such prestigious awards …

DUBAI: This World Food Day, Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest airline catering providers, announced that it has committed to reducing food waste by 35% across its central operations in Dubai. To reach its ambitious goal, EKFC has engaged Winnow to gradually roll out an advanced food waste management system in its state-of-the-art catering facilities. Leveraging artificial …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates is proud to support It’s a Penalty’s campaign’s newest global film “What is Human Trafficking?” launched in collaboration with actor Liam Neeson. The short film is designed to educate the world about the misconceptions and the reality of human trafficking and exploitation happening globally. By airing this special message on its ice inflight entertainment system on all flights from October, Emirates hopes …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Delivers, the e-commerce delivery platform developed by Emirates SkyCargo has successfully completed its first year of operations delivering many a smile and cheer to its customers in the UAE. A fast, reliable and cost-effective international e-commerce shipping solution, Emirates Delivers has been well received in the market. Emirates Delivers is targeted both at individual customers as …

News Desk RAS AL KHAIMAH: Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK Airport) has announced that Air Arabia will be resuming a full schedule of passenger flights commencing from Thursday, October 15, 2020. A major entry and exit point to the UAE and an emerging hub, the airport is slowly returning to its original capacity and resuming operations following a period of restricted …

News Desk AMSTERDAM / DUBAI: dnata, a leading global inflight retailer, iFLEAT, an airline innovation and technology leader, and Thuisbezorgd.nl (part of Just Eat Takeaway.com), one of the world’s leading food delivery providers, have joined forces and successfully launched a revolutionary pre-order inflight retail initiative in The Netherlands. The three companies’ innovative solution will be gradually introduced in new markets, bringing high-end, creative meals …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Group Security and the Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA), a governmental agency regulating the Security Industry in the Emirate of Dubai have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work closely on joint security training and education, information sharing and exchange of best practices across different aspects of security. The signing of the agreement further cements …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has marked 20 years of excellence, innovation and unmatched rewards. Over the past two decades – the loyalty programme has continued to grow its membership base by offering value and rich, personalised experiences to its members around the world. The programme has continually invested to diversify its …