By Rafiq Vayani MAKKAH: Under the auspices of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques  King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and with the follow-up of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia officially launched on Tuesday the “Enriching Hajj & Umrah Experience” programme, one of the most important Vision 2030 programmes. With the ambitious objective of reaching 30 million Umrah visitors annually by 2030, …

DUBAI: Emirates Group employees from diverse cultures and nations came together today to support the ‘Well of Hope’ Competition, pumping more than 12,300 litres of water through a mobile virtual interactive pumping device. The ‘Well of Hope’ humanitarian competition was launched at the start of May by Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of …

DUBAI: Emirates is celebrating the renewal of one of its most enduring and successful sponsorship properties in the Australian market, marking 20 years as the Premier Partner of the Collingwood Football Club. Formed in 1999, the partnership has been instrumental in delivering excellence to one of Australia’s most famous and widely supported clubs in the Australian Football League. Barry Brown, …

BANGKOK: THAI Catering, the inflight catering unit under Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) and international food manufacturer, launched new products and participated in THAIFEX World of Food Asia 2019.  Mr. Sumeth Damrongchaitham, THAI President, presided over the opening of THAI Catering’s booth at THAIFEX World of Food Asia 2019, Booth Z-25, Hall 8, Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani. …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates anticipates a busy weekend ahead of the Eid holiday with heavy traveller volumes to and from Dubai. The busiest time for departures in Terminal 3 will be on Friday 31st May with over 80,000 passengers travelling abroad. Customers are reminded to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flight departure to avoid …

Sports Desk DUBAI: Emirates flights with Live TV will screen the UEFA Europa League Final on May 29 and the UEFA Champions League Final on June 1 live on the dedicated in flight sports channel, Sport 24. With two all-English finals, the airline has made special arrangements to ensure all the 23 Emirates flights operating to and from England during match times are equipped with Live …

By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: Careem has entered the micro-mobility space with the acquisition of UAE-based company Cyacle. Cyacle is the leading bikeshare service in UAE. Launched in December 2014, it’s a fully-automateddocked bikeshare service currently operating in Abu Dhabi. Stations run 24-hours a day via an app, a touch screen kiosk and docking system that releases bikes …

DUBAI: Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) has announced the signing of a strategic new leasing agreement with the Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC). Under the terms of the agreement, dans will establish its first training facility within Al Maktoum International Airport (AMIA) (DWC). The agreement was signed by H.E. Mohammed A. Ahli, Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) and …

BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) celebrates Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana’s Birthday by serving special desserts to passengers on board THAI flights on 3 June 2019. Domestic Flights: Royal Silk Class and Economy Class passengers will be served Purple Sweet Potato Agar with custard on outbound flights. On inbound flights, Thai Dessert “Leum Kleun” will be offered …

MANAMA: Gulf Air – the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier – in a move to facilitate and ease travel of football fans has upgraded its aircraft that is scheduled to operate to Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport on 29 May 2019 for fans of both Arsenal and Chelsea football clubs. The airline will operate its flagship Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to …