WASHINGTON: American Airlines said on Friday, June 26, that it will no longer restrict the number of seats sold on flights beginning July 1, in an effort to come back from the impact of the coronavirus. The announcement comes before a meeting between the Chief Executives of major U.S. airlines, including American, and senior U.S. officials, including Vice President Mike Pence, at the White House to discuss several virus-related travel issues. U.S. airlines are bleeding cash as travel suffers in the pandemic and have warned that capping seats sold on each flight to allow for more space between passengers is…
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GENEVE: IATA has highlighted research findings that quarantine effectively shuts down passenger demand for air travel, and is urging governments to adopt a variety of alternative measures to minimise the risk of importing coronavirus via infected passengers. The airline association’s proposed framework consists of measures to prevent sick people from traveling and to mitigate the risk of transmission should a passenger discover they have Covid-19 after their arrival. “Imposing quarantine measures on arriving travellers keeps countries in isolation and the travel and tourism sector in lockdown,” says IATA Director General Alexandre de Juniac. “Fortunately, there are policy alternatives that can…
DUBAI: The popular Emirates A380 aircraft will begin serving travellers on flights to London Heathrow and Paris starting from July 15. This marks the return of Emirates’ flagship aircraft on scheduled services since the pandemic forced the temporary grounding of the airline’s passenger fleet in March. Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Chief Operating Officer, said: “The A380 remains a popular aircraft amongst our customers and it offers many unique on-board features. We are delighted to bring it back into the skies to serve our customers on flights to London and Paris from July 15, and we are gradually looking forward to…
Written by Abbas Sarwar Qureshi Member of Pakistan Foreign Service Posted at Paris He has served in Syria and Saudi Arabia also The world is on pins and needles, waiting for the magical drug to step into a post-Covid era leaving an awful chapter written in pain, sorrow and fear behind. A coveted slot next to Louis Pasteur, Edward Wright and Green Morton is vacant for another Messiah who would rescue millions from horrible lockdowns and thousands more from being ended up on ventilators. In the absence of an effective vaccine, however, nations have been relying on lockdowns and confinements…
RIYADH: One of the largest annual gatherings on the planet, Hajj, or the pilgrimage to Mecca, will be off-limits to most the world’s Muslims this year due to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. After weeks of speculation and just before the official pilgrimage is scheduled to begin in late July, Saudi Arabia announced that it will not cancel the hajj but rather severely limit attendance to the sacred gathering only to some Muslims currently residing in the country. The Saudi announcement sent shock waves of sadness and disappointment across the Muslim world, upending the plans of millions of believers…
RAWALPINDI: Emirates, which has been operating flights from Pakistan to Dubai, has announced that it has temporarily suspended all passenger services from the country. A spokesperson for the airline said in a press release on Tuesday night, June 23: “We regret to temporarily suspend passenger services from Pakistan, from 24 June 04:00 Pakistan LT, until early next week.” “In the meantime, Emirates will continue to operate repatriation flights into Pakistan as per the announced schedule, and continue to operate cargo services that support the trade and movement of goods between Pakistan, UAE and our global network,” said the airline. Its…
DUBAI: Dubai will allow foreign nationals holding residency visas issued in Dubai to return to the emirate starting June 22 and international tourists will be welcomed from July 7, the UAE emirate’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management has announced. Citizens and residents will be permitted to travel overseas from June 23 provided the destination countries agree to receive them. The new decisions are supported by protocols and preventive measures aimed at safeguarding the health and wellbeing of all passengers travelling into or out of Dubai Airports. The new air travel protocols for Dubai citizens, residents and visitors was…
KARACHI: flydubai with great joy and enthusiasm is celebrating its 10-year anniversary of operating in Pakistan. It was early morning of June 21, 2010 When flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, launched its 20th destination and landed at Jinnah International Airport Karachi. The people of Pakistan have entrusted them with immense support and trust over the years and hopefully flydubai will continue to exceed the expectations and provide excellent services to Pakistan as they have been doing so in the past. The airline started in 2009 with the aim to take the people to more places, more often. Prior to…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasized the need to expedite the process of reforms and restructuring of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to save billions of rupees of the national exchequer. Chairing a meeting about reforms in the PIA, he said taking out national institutions of losses, and making them active and stable was an important part of the present government’s agenda. The PM said there was a need to expedite the reforms process in government institutions as the people had to bear the burden of their billions of rupees’ losses. The prime minster said that by making the national…
Message By Mr. Sudhir Sreedharan Senior Vice President Commercial Operations (UAE, GCC, Subcontinent and Africa) flydubai June 21st – marked a significant milestone in the history of flydubai as we celebrate 10th anniversary of our operation to Pakistan with 1st flight landing in Karachi 10 years ago on this auspicious day. Our journey has been exciting, with many twists and turns but always with the same end goal in mind – to provide the best possible service and support to our travel trade partners and to our customers. Our dedication to service and support has propelled us from a very…