KARACHI: Travel Agents Association of Pakistan TAAP) annual elections (2020-2021) for executive committee members, both corporate and associate members (North/South Zone) were held on Saturday, September 12, simultaneously at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The Executive Committee Members (South Zone) elected unopposed whereas balloting for electing Executive Committee Members (North Zone) took place at TAAP Lahore & Islamabad Offices on Saturday, September 12. The TAAP member cost their votes in very peaceful atmosphere. The official results of the elections will be announced by TAAP in its Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) scheduled on 26. September 2020. In TAAP South Zone,…
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KARACHI: Last week, Mr. Changgaiz Hussain Khan, a Social Welfare Representative hosted a grand reception at his residence DHA Karachi, in honor of Vice Admiral Pakistan Navy Zahid Ilyas (commander Karachi) Hilal-e-Imtiaz Military and Sitara-e-Basalat. [huge_it_slider id=”572″] The event was attended by a large number of Diplomats and Foreign Delegates, Army and Civil Establishment, Parliamentarians, Business Community, Notables and Seniors of Social Welfare Organizations Mr. Abid Mastikhan-Ex DG Sandak Gold & Copper Mines, Arif ul Hussani-Ex. Vice Adrimal PAK Navy, Mr. Zhang Baozhong-Chairman China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited, Nawab Ghaus Bakhsh Barozai- Chief of Panni Pashtoon Tribes & Ex-Chief…
KARACHI: Turkey’s digital airline, Pegasus, continues to expand its international network with the launch of its new Karachi – Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen flights, connecting Karachi to Istanbul. Pegasus’ Karachi – Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen flights will commence on 25 September 2020. Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport to Quaid-E-Azam International Airport will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, and From Karachi to Istanbul every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Pegasus Airlines will connect Travellers from Karachi to its destinations in Manchester, London, Zurich, Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Berlin, Vienna, Rome, Cologne, Brussels, Kyiv, Bucharest, Kharkiv, Moscow, Stuttgart,…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has completed an operational safety audit of Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) different departments. A four-member team representing the group has been in Pakistan to inspect the carrier since Monday, September 7. The IATA team has been in Pakistan for the last five days to conduct a safety audit of PIA’s Different departments. Flight operation, safety and security, passenger service, and engineering were all inspected by the group. The team consisted of two people from the United Kingdom, an expert from Turkey, and another individual from Europe. An operational safety audit happens every two years.…
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave some hope today that the government’s ‘moonshot’ Covid-19 rapid mass testing proposal would allow a return to ‘normal life’, including the ability to travel. Speaking at a Downing Street briefing, the PM said the plan was to test millions of people, possibly on a daily basis, allowing those who test negative to continue their daily activities. He added that it was the government’s ‘absolute priority’ to allow people to fly ‘in the way they want to’ and said it was looking at ‘all the ways we possibly can’ to liberate people to fly. However,…
NEW YORK: The US is reportedly ending heightened coronavirus screening of inbound passengers at airports. According to a news, enhanced Covid-19 screening of international travelers will end on Monday, September 14. A Transportation Security Administration official said less than 15 passengers were positive for the virus out of the 675,000 passengers screened at airports. Passengers arriving from high-risk destinations to 15 designated airports have been checked since January, with temperature checks and requirements to provide medical history, current health conditions and contact information. Trade group Airlines for America supported the decision in a statement. “We continue to support spending scarce…
MONTREAL: Over 1,000 participants registered for the four-day ICAO Stocktaking Seminar on aviation in-sector CO₂ emissions reductions, which launched on September 9. In her opening remarks to the virtual event, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu emphasized how ICAO had been very active in developing resources to help countries respond and recover from COVID-19’s devastating effects on global connectivity, and that one of the key principles established to help the network ‘build back better’ post-pandemic was to “Ensure Sustainability”. “This event, therefore, should be seen as a testimony to the fact that, despite this downturn, governments and ICAO are committed…
PESHAWAR: A senior official said on Tuesday that one-window service was being set up to facilitate all the stakeholders related to tourism industry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “Beside other walks of life, the coronavirus has also badly affected the tourism industry in our province,” Abid Majeed, the Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Department said while speaking at the final phase of special training on implementing the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safety measures against coronavirus and raising awareness about the viral disease here. The Directorate of Tourist Services (DTS), a wing of the Tourism Department and the World Bank funded Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
KARACHI: Emirates reveals that it has returned over AED 5 billion (US$ 1.4 billion) in COVID-19 related travel refunds to date, making strong and steady progress on its commitment to customers to complete pending refunds. More than 1.4 million refunds requests have been completed since March, representing 90% of the airline’s backlog. This includes all requests received from customers around the world up until the end of June, save for a few cases which require further manual review. Since the pandemic hit, Emirates has invested additional resources to ramp up its processing capability. The airline also continues to work with…
MUSCAT: Oman Air, the national carrier of Oman, will return to scheduled service on October 1 with flights to 16 cities in 12 countries. The airline will connect Muscat with London, Istanbul, Frankfurt, Cairo, Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi, Dubai, Doha, Dar Es Salaam, Zanzibar, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Lahore and Islamabad, with more destinations to be added in the near future. Flights to India are subject to Indian authorities lifting restrictions for scheduled international passenger flights, Oman Air said. Scheduled service will also connect Muscat and Khasab, Oman, it said. Oman Air will maintain its comprehensive safety programme throughout all elements of…