MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has recently organized a corporate dinner for key travel agents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The dinner was held at Skylight Hotel and was attended by main travel agents and tour operators in Ethiopia, as well as Gulf Air’s newly appointed Country Manager in Addis Ababa Ms. Shams Al Doseri. …

MANAMA: H.E. Mr. Roderick Drummond the new British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain was recently welcomed to Gulf Air’s headquarters where he met with the national carrier’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Krešimir Kučko. During the meeting, Mr. Kučko congratulated H.E. Mr. Drummond on his new post and they discussed Gulf Air’s incoming fleet and other recent developments of the …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Akram Wali Muhammad, Managing Director of Gerry’s Group visited the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and held meeting with its members under the Chairmanship of Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig Senior Vice President; FPCCI, S.M Munner, Former Chief Executive of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and Former President FPCCI; Noor Ahmed Khan, …

MUSSANAH: Millennium Resort Mussanah, developed by Omran, the leading tourism-related investment‚ development and Management Company in Oman, unveils an all-inclusive package, allowing guests to fully unwind and enjoy a stress-free holiday. The Platinum All-Inclusive Package features exclusive benefits to guests who are staying at the resort for more than three nights. Enjoy unlimited food and beverages across all the resort’s …

MUSCAT: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, and Kenya Airways, the national carrier of Kenya, have expanded their codeshare cooperation, increasing the destinations available to their guests. Oman Air and Kenya Airways commenced their codeshare agreement covering services between Muscat and Nairobi in August 2017. The codeshare expansion, effective 1 October 2019, will allow seamless connectivity …

DUBAI: Emirates’ award-winning A380 made its debut at Cairo International Airport (CAI) today as the airline brought its popular aircraft to Egypt for the first time. The landing demonstrated the airport’s readiness to accommodate the A380, the world’s largest commercial passenger jet. Welcomed with a ceremonial water cannon salute, the A380 flight was led by Egyptian Captain Hesham Essawy and …

DUBAI: Over 15,000 dnata employees around the world teamed up and took part in the company’s unique fundraising activity, ‘dnata runs the world’, to make a positive difference to the lives of others. Across the continents, from Sydney to San Francisco, teams from 26 countries joined the challenge to run the combined distance of the circumference of the world, 40,075 …

DUBAI: Emirates is celebrating a milestone in its operations to South Africa, marking 10 years of service to the port city of Durban. The first Emirates flight between Durban and Dubai operated on 1, October 2009, and the airline has since carried over two million passengers on the route. “The past 10 years have been both rewarding and fulfilling – …

DUBAI: Emirates carried approximately 16 million passengers over summer, from June to August, and 75% of these customers highly rated their inflight entertainment experience -according to Emirates’ inflight survey. With an entertainment catalogue that boasts up to 4,500 channels, customers are spoilt for choice and for the first time Emirates reveals its most popular channels on board. ice, Emirates’ inflight …

News Desk DUBAI: Today Emirates, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and Pfizer Upjohn announced the launch of a multifaceted patient education campaign designed to increase health literacy and public awareness about the global health threat of non-communicable disease (NCDs). Today, NCDs, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression, and smoking-related disease are considered the leading cause of death and disability …