RIYADH: Saudi Airshow, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi national flag carrier, Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), announced positive growth in traffic since their codeshare partnership began in November 2018. Jointly, Etihad and SAUDIA have flown over 16,000 guests across the partnership, solidifying the airlines’ commitment to growing inbound …

DUBAI: A 20 year old university student from Amman, Jordan has won US$1 million in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw held on 12th March, 2019 at Concourse C in Dubai International Airport. Ms. Tala W., a Jordanian national and holder of ticket number 4619 in Series 295, purchased her winning ticket along with her father on their …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates today announced the launch of a second daily flight from Dubai (DXB) to London Stansted (STN) starting 1st July, 2019. The additional flight means that Emirates customers will now have 11 daily flight options to and from three London airports. As with the first, the second daily flight to Stansted will also be operated by Emirates’ ‘game changing’ Boeing …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is gearing up for the Saudi International Airshow with displays of some of its aircraft, products and services, and a number of important partnership announcements. The airshow is the first aviation and aerospace exhibition of its kind to be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 12 …

LONDON: British Airways has completed the installation of dozens of hosted bag-drop machines at its home at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, with more than 3.5 million customers having used the new technology so far. With around 125,000 customers travelling on up to 800 flights every day, the airline is constantly looking at ways to ensure its flights depart on time and …

DUBAI: Dubai Duty Free’ choral ensemble – The Dubai Duty Free Nightingales – have been awarded with the “Best A Cappella Performance” at the recently concluded ChoirFest Middle East 2019. The competition, organised by The Fridge, took place at Gems Wellington Academy in Silicon Oasis on the afternoon of the 8th March and featured choirs from corporate, community and schools …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Massive investments in airport infrastructure expansion in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) continues to be a major pull for companies from across the world to further consolidate their business through participation in Dubai’s hugely-popular Airport trade exhibition. The world’s largest annual airport exhibition is all set to be power-packed when it returns …

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News Desk DUBAI: Intelak, the UAE’s aviation, travel, and tourism-focused incubator, marked International Women’s Day with an ideation workshop and mentoring session to dive into the history of, and activate the participation of GCC women in the region’s travel industry. This was the first time Intelak hosted an ideation workshop that targeted the growth of GCC female-led businesses and ideas …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, participated in the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) in the capital of Germany, Berlin. ITB Berlin is a leading travel trade show that takes place annually in March and is attended by key international professionals of the travel industry. The airline participated alongside Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) and …