By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has launched the Etihad Ramadan Box initiative to bring Iftar meals to homes across the UAE. The airline has partnered with Zomato, the world’s largest restaurant search and discovery platform and one of the UAE’s largest food delivery apps, to deliver these meals to those affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) including hospitals, …

News Desk SHARJAH: Air Arabia announced it operated new repatriation flights between Pakistan and UAE carrying UAE nationals back home free of charge. Two special flights operated between Lahore and Multan in Pakistan and Sharjah International Airport on April 24 and 25th. Air Arabia remains committed to bring stranded citizens back home as well as supporting requests to operate repatriation flights …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has ramped up its capability to process refunds, reaffirming its commitment to customers and travel trade partners impacted by travel disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With nearly half a million refund requests pending to manage, the airline has taken proactive steps to restructure its backend procedures and boost resourcing to accelerate the processing of refunds. …

AMSTELVEEN: The impact of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis on the entire airline sector, and consequently KLM, is unprecedented. Since the start of this crisis, numerous steps have been taken to tackle the situation head on and to preserve cash. On 9 April, Air France-KLM made it known that it would require additional liquidity in the third quarter of 2020. Intensive …

News Desk KARACHI: All Pakistan Restaurant Association (APRA) has welcomed the SOPs issued by the Sindh Govt for holy month of Ramadan and assures all possible cooperation, but at the same time, appealed to Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to help the restaurant industry due to financial crunch and requested to allow both delivery and takeaway and extend the duration …

RIGA: After performing duties as Deputy Chairman and member of the Supervisory Board of airBaltic for three full terms, Kaspars Briškens as of April 25 will leave the position to focus on other professional challenges. Niks Bulmanis, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of airBaltic: “During the previous eight years, Kaspars Briškens played an instrumental role in ensuring the restructuring of the company, and preparing …

LONDON: British Airways is increasing the number of cargo-only flights from China to the UK to 21 a week, up from 13 last week, as demand continues to rise. From May, 14 flights each week will depart from Shanghai, and seven from Beijing carrying cargo in the hold and, where possible, in the cabin too.  These flights will be able …

News Desk DUBAI: In line with the directives from the Ministry of Health and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), Jumeirah Group is re-opening three of its signature restaurants at Jumeirah Al Naseem and Jumeirah Mina A’Salam from today (Friday 24th April 2020).  KAYTO, Rockfish and Shimmers will all be operating in accordance with governmental guidelines to continually protect both …

AMSTELVEEN: Today, at the annual general meeting of shareholders of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Pieter Elbers, the airline’s president & CEO, informed shareholders that he will take a 20% salary cut for the remainder of the year. The corona crisis is having unprecedented impact on KLM. No one could ever have foreseen the current circumstances, with developments presenting themselves at …

RIGA, Latvia: On April 23, the Supervisory Board of the Latvian airline airBaltic approved the new business plan of the company presented by the management of airBaltic. The new business plan, Destination 2025 CLEAN, focuses on the impact of the Coronavirus crisis and adjustments that had to be made to the existing five-year strategy. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “The new environment of the aviation industry …