CASABLANCA: Swissport International has been awarded a license for 15 airports in a global tender for airport ground handling services by the Moroccan airport operator ONDA. The new license has a term of seven years and is valid for the airports in Agadir, Al Hoceima, Casablanca, Dakhla, Errachidia, Essaouira, Fès, Laâyoune, Marrakech, Nador, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat, Tangier and Tetouan. Swissport …

DUBAI: Emirates, Official Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2019 (RWC 2019), has teamed up with famous Welsh Rugby referee, Nigel Owens, to create a campaign to inform travellers what’s fair play and what’s foul play when flying – so we can all Fly Better! The campaign, “Emirates etiquette guide to Rugby World Cup 2019”, comprises a series of short, …

LONDON: As part of British Airways’ commitment to help communities respond in times of crisis, the airline has been supporting relief efforts to reach those impacted by Hurricane Dorian.  The hurricane was one of the most powerful in the Atlantic on record, causing devastation and loss of life across the northern islands in the Bahamas. With wind speeds of up …

DUBAI: Dubai-based flydubai, recently marks the fifth anniversary of its first flight to Kazakhstan which took off from Dubai International (DXB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) on 16 September 2014. The airline has carried more than 560,000 passengers between Kazakhstan and the UAE since 2014. Following the success of its service to Almaty, flydubai expanded its service to Kazakhstan with the launch …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, have added four airports in the United States of America to the list of cities served by the existing codeshare agreement for travel commencing 23 September 2019. The addition of the new destinations further strengthen the solid ties …

By Rafiq Vayani SHARJAH: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, now offers direct flights between Sharjah and Vienna. The non-stop six-hour flight to Vienna, will operate four times a week, on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and will be expanded to daily flight service as of mid-December. Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive …

Early on Friday, 6 September, a batch of salmon arrived in Dubai in the cargo hold of Emirates flight EK 28 from Glasgow. The shipment of Scottish salmon, destined for restaurants and consumers in the UAE, was the first that was being transported for Seafood Souq, a Dubai based start-up working on transparent and efficient sourcing of seafood, by Emirates …

DUBAI: After more than a year in the making, Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) launched the first of their two-full scale race boats for the 2021 America’s Cup in Auckland on Friday 6 September 2019. With Emirates’ sponsorship of Team New Zealand dating back to 2004, Emirates is committed to supporting the team on their journey towards the 2021 America’s …

MAKKAH: M Hotel Makkah by Millennium, a 5-star hotel located at the heart of the holy city of Makkah, offers its guests a generous discount of 50% on suites during the Saudi National Day. This offer comes to conclude a successful Hajj and Umrah season and starts a new Hijri year with a mesmerizing experience. M Hotel Makkah by Millennium …

MUSCAT: Oman Air recently helped hundreds of Muscat students enjoy a happy take-off to the new school year by delivering Junior Sindbad lunch boxes to a number of schools in Muscat. Under the airline’s Junior Sindbad community-engagement program, 350 kits featuring specially designed lunchboxes filled with a soft toy, coloured pencils and fun, educational activities were distributed to the children. …