DUBAI: Emirates today announced it will introduce a daily A380 service for a temporary period between Glasgow and Dubai from 16 April 2019.  It will be the first time the popular double decker aircraft will operate on a scheduled basis to Scotland. The larger capacity A380 will replace Emirates’ current twice daily Boeing 777 service between Glasgow and Dubai from …

KARACHI: World’s renowned travel vlogger, Eva Zu Beck, has put Pakistan on the travel map for young people the world over. She has now partnered with country’s leading digital communications company, Jazz, for an enthralling digital travel show called – ‘Eva Travels Pakistan with Jazz’. For this reason, a grand launch event was held to not only showcase the show’s …

DUBAI: Dubai Duty Free received two significant awards at the recent Global Traveler – GT Tested Awards with the retail operator winning the “Best Duty-Free Shopping in the World” for the twelfth consecutive year and the “Best Duty-Free Shopping in the Middle East” for the second consecutive year. The awards were held on 12th December at The Peninsula Hotel in …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced the launch of new stopover travel packages designed to promote the Kingdom of Bahrain as a tourist destination to its global customer base. The new stopover programme was launched in response to the directives of the Executive Committee, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad …

MUSCAT: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, gathered its entire commercial teams from around the globe together for its Global Commercial Conference held at the Hormuz Grand Muscat Hotel on the 5th and 6th December. Entitled “Winning Together”, the conference treated Oman Air’s commercial teams to two days of interesting and informative presentations, break-out sessions and …

By Irfan Pardesi RAS AL KHAIMAH: “Awafi Heritage Festival” which celebrates the northern emirate’s ethnic and cultural heritage kicked off this Saturday, December 15, 2018, offering visitors a truly authentic experience for all the family. The opening ceremony was attended by Haitham Mattar, CEO of Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority and other VIPs who toured the cultural village and witnessed …

DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline and a main sponsor of Spanish football club, Real Madrid, today unveiled a new decal featuring action images of some of the club’s top players on one of its A380 aircraft. The new decal was created to mark the occasion of Real Madrid’s charter flight on an Emirates A380 from Madrid to Abu Dhabi today, …

DUBAI: Young, aspirational baseball players at the Emirates Airline Dubai Little League Park were treated to a famous visit earlier today by world renowned baseball legend, Orel Hershiser, current Los Angeles Dodgers player Ross Stripling and Bench Coach Bob Geren. Dubai Dodgers, the Little League team supported by Emirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a fun morning being mentored …

LONDON: British Airways is gearing up for the great Christmas getaway as it prepares to carry over half a million customers over the festive period, with the most popular long-haul destination being New York and the most popular short-haul route being Geneva. New York is also set to be the busiest route on Christmas Day, with many travellers opting to …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Aviation University (EAU) has been accredited from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as a Maintenance Training Organisation. This official certification provides the university with significant recognition on the national and international level as the first educational institution in the UAE to have its Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Programme approved by EASA, in addition to the UAE …