News Desk DUBAI: marhaba, dnata’s airport hospitality brand, has further enhanced its offering to help travellers in Dubai enjoy a safe, seamless and worry-free travel experience throughout their journey, from a quick and easy home check-in process to the delivery of their disinfected baggage at their destination airport. In addition to its popular Chauffeur, Airport Meet & Greet and Lounge Services, marhaba now also provides COVID-19 …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces the resumption of its direct flights to and from the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, Muscat starting from 4 October 2020. Gulf Air has been operating direct flights between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman since 1957 and it is one of the airline’s …

DUBAI: Dubai Airports recently marked the 60th anniversary of the official opening of Dubai International (DXB). The occasion celebrates a remarkable success story driven by Dubai Airports’ ‘future forward’ thinking that has seen DXB emerge as the world’s leading airport. Since opening on 30 September 1960, DXB has served 1.115 billion passengers travelling on more than 7.47 million flights connecting …

LONDON: British Airways is increasing the number of destinations it serves with a larger timetable of flights for its customers. From 1 October, 2020, long haul services will begin to Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Bahrain. Flights to winter sun favourite Grenada are scheduled to return on 14 October while flights to the Seychelles are scheduled to return on 16 October. …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, started a month-long breast cancer awareness campaign to shed light on the importance of early detection for women’s health around the world. The airline’s flight attendants will be wearing pink masks throughout the month of October to mark this occasion and Falcon Gold passengers will be served with refreshing …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates has revealed that nearly a third of its dedicated fleet of transport buses for cabin crew in Dubai will now operate on biofuel, taking another step forward on its environmental mission to reduce emissions. The airline’s contracted service provider, Al Wegdaniyah, has committed to operating all road trips with biodiesel provided by Neutral Fuels, one …

News Desk ABU DHABI: From 1 October until 31 December 2020, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will offer PCR tests included in all air tickets booked by customers in the UAE for flights departing from Abu Dhabi International Airport, with the exception of services to China.   The airline is collaborating with Life Medical Diagnostic Center (Life Dx) to offer …

AMSTERDAM: At the end of last week, KLM President & CEO Pieter Elbers officially activated the new robot for the production of World Business Class meals at KLM Catering Services (KCS). KCS is the only company in the world to take such a robot into operation. The new robot system will reduce handling costs and make it easier to effect …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates continues to enhance flight safety monitoring by choosing CEFA FAS, to visualize flights using extensive flight data to improve on flight safety standards and to create animations for flight crew training purposes. “Safety is integral to Emirates’ core values and the cornerstone of all of our operations and practices. Our vision is to be the safest …

News Desk KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Malaysia teams up with Petron Malaysia and Payments Network (PayNet) to bring the “Fuel Penuh Gaya MyDebit Je with your ATM Card!” campaign aimed to boost mobility and encourage the public to spend and travel domestically. The campaign was launched at Petron NKVE KL-Bound, and was officiated by the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture …