DOHA: A Qatar Airways captain helped International Youth Day take off at Doha’s KidzMondo – located in the Mall of Qatar – with the aid of two would-be pilots. International Youth Day 2017 is dedicated to celebrating young people’s contributions to conflict prevention and transformation as well as inclusion, social justice, and sustainable peace. The annual event was initiated by …

LONDON: British Airways has announced a new codeshare agreement with Scottish airline Loganair. The new agreement, which comes into effect on 1 September when Loganair begins operating as an independent airline, will enable customers from the Highlands and Islands to book directly onto services on British Airways’ global network at London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and City Airports, serving more than 200 …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates will be operating extra flights to Jeddah to help facilitate travel for thousands of pilgrims this year heading to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Hajj.  Emirates will be operating 45 additional flights to Jeddah and 12 additional flights to Medina from 17 August until 11 September to help serve the 2 million …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Aegean Airlines, Greece’s largest carrier, have entered into a codeshare partnership widening their respective networks across Europe and the Middle East. Specifically, travellers can now codeshare on flights from Bahrain, via Athens, to and from the European cities of Brussels and Rome while travellers from Geneva, Milan and …

COLOMBO: An Emirates A380 aircraft landed at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Katunayake today, helping Sri Lanka and the airport achieve an aviation milestone. Sri Lanka’s Minister of Transport & Aviation Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva M.P. was at the airport to greet H.E. Abdul Hameed Abdul Fattah Kazhim Al-Mulla, UAE Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Emirates’ Senior Vice President Commercial …

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ABU DHABI: Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to its executive team. Accomplished finance professional Michel Checoury brings more than 30 years of global experience to the role. Michel, who has an MBA in Finance from Paris XII University, has spent his entire career working in senior financial positions for hospitality brands across the …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, recently hosted dinner events for the airline’s top corporate clients in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai, hosted by Gulf Air Country Manager in Abu Dhabi, Ms. Madina Abdulla Albalushi and Gulf Air’s Senior Manager Sales, Mr Saad Al Qinni – respectively. At both events, Gulf Air representatives shared news of the …

By Staff Correspondent DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s best airline according to TripAdvisor, will increase capacity on its services to Egypt from 29th October 2017, with the launch of four additional scheduled flights every week to Cairo. The four new flights will increase the number of frequencies between the two cities to three each day, and take the total number of …

By our correspondent LAHORE: Imperium Hospitality has signed a hotel franchise agreement for Sheraton Grand Lahore Hotel with Starwood, the leading hotel company in the world. Starwood the parent company of Sheraton Grand Hotel reflects excellence through an inspiring lifestyle with five star plus hotel. The CEO of Imperium Hospitality Mr. Qasim Jafri shared his views and commented, “We intend …