DUBAI: Dubai Airports and Disney Middle East are teaming up to raise awareness of recycling and the need to eliminate single-use plastics this July at the world’s busiest international airport with a little help from “Forky”, the unlikely hero from Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 4’.   Starting this weekend and continuing for the busy month of July at DXB, Toy …

LONDON: To celebrate its centenary British Airways is launching BA 2119: Flight of the Future, a first-of-its-kind exhibition looking ahead to the next 100 years of flying and imagining what that may look like.  The exhibition will be open throughout August, British Airways’ birthday month, and is based on in-depth global research commissioned by the airline to identify what aviation could …

By Rafiq Vayani PORTO: Emirates has launched its new four times weekly service to Porto, its second destination in Portugal. The new service provides travellers from across Emirates’ global network with a direct flight to the popular city in the north of the country. The inaugural flight, EK197, touched down at the city’s international airport on Tuesday afternoon, marking the …

DUBAI: Emirates is offering UAE travellers a chance to book a short getaway in First and Business Class and explore its extensive network this summer. Solo travellers and families can enjoy an exciting break in Hong Kong, Paris, Sydney and many more destinations. Travelers can also fly back home to visit family during the summer to Emirates destinations in North …

DUBAI: Emirates has announced that it will resume flights to Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, from 08 July, 2019. The daily service between Dubai and Khartoum, will once again provide both business and leisure travellers in Sudan, global connectivity through the airline’s network, particularly to destinations in the Middle East, West Asia, United States and the Far East, with one …

DUBAI: Dubai International (DXB), the world’s busiest international airport will get even busier in the coming weeks following the start of summer holiday season this week with customer numbers anticipated to reach 16 million over the peak months of July and August. As is the case during each peak season, Dubai Airports, along with airlines and other service partners, is …

By Rafiq Vayani ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, commenced thrice weekly flights to Marseille, France on 2 July 2019. The new service was inaugurated at a colorful event held in the VIP Salon at Addis Ababa International Airport in the presence of H. E. Mr. Frédéric Bontems, French …

DUBAI,: Emirates is giving travellers to and from Oman more choice, comfort and luxury with the first arrivals of its double daily A380 services to Muscat.  Flights EK 862 and EK 864 were each welcomed with water cannon salutes upon arrival, ushering in the new services to Oman’s capital, Muscat. Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Centre, …

DUBAI: Emirates’ inaugural flight to Porto departed this morning from Dubai International Airport, with a VIP delegation on board the flight. Flanked by Emirates Cabin Crew, from left to right are: Gil Azevedo, Senior Vice President Head of Consumer Banking, Emirates Islamic Bank; Jose Silva, Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Group; His Excellency Joaquim Moreira De Lemos, Ambassador, Embassy of Portugal in the UAE; Thierry Aucoc, …

DUBAI: Dubai Airports and China Eastern celebrated the arrival of the carrier’s inaugural flight from Qingdao to Dubai at Dubai International (DXB) on Saturday evening. The thrice weekly service is an important addition to China Eastern’s existing flights connecting DXB to Shanghai and Kunming, and the first ever to connect DXB to Qingdao, a major port city of 9 million …