DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will offer scheduled flights for travellers in 10 more cities: Colombo (from June 20), Sialkot (June 24), Istanbul (from June 25); Auckland, Beirut, Brussels, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (all from July 1); and Barcelona and Washington DC (all from July 15). Emirates’ flights from Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Pakistan, will only carry outbound passengers to the UAE and onward destinations. This will take the total number of Emirates destinations on offer for travellers to 40, providing more options for customers who wish to return home or those travelling for essential purposes. Adnan Kazim,…
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KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority has issued a notice for the resumption of flights, according to which air operations have been resumed across Pakistan apart from Gwadar and Turbat airports. A spokesman for the Aviation Division said that the air operation would be resumed from 12.Am the night of Saturday , June 20 , after which all foreign passenger and charter flights have been allowed to resume operations in Pakistan. The CAA will issue special working hours to operate flights in Pakistan keeping in view the health of the passengers in the flights. SOPs will have to be implemented on…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has hinted at lowering air freight rates for export of mangoes to Manchester, London and Frankfurt once the national carrier gets confirmed volume, frequency of flights and schedule spelled out. PIA CEO Air Marshal (Retd) Arshad Malik held a meeting at the airline’s head office with the delegation of Pakistan Fruits and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants (PFVA), led by its Patron-in-Chief Waheed Ahmed on Tuesday. The national carrier would now quote a relatively lower air freight cost per kg to the mango export consignments compared to foreign players like Emirates and Qatar Airways, Malik…
ANKARA: The ministry of culture and tourism in Turkey has announced a safe tourism certification programme, launched to coincide with the start of the 2020 summer season. Run in partnership with the ministry of foreign affairs, the programme covers a broad range of safety measures. The certificate validates the execution of high levels of health and hygiene requirements at airline companies, airports (and other transport stations) and accommodation outlets, as well as food and beverage facilities. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, minister of culture and tourism, Turkey, said: “Turkey has been a role model for the world during the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks…
PARIS: Workers are preparing the Eiffel Tower for reopening next week, after the coronavirus pandemic led to the iconic Paris landmark´s longest closure since World War II. France´s tourism industry is opening back up, but the 324-meter (1,063-feet) tall wrought-iron tower won´t immediately welcome visitors the way it did before the country went into lockdown in March. Only limited numbers of people will be allowed in when the Eiffel Tower opens again on June 25. Elevators to the top will be out of service, and only the first and second floors will be accessible to the public. “At first, only…
LONDON: PM Boris Johnson has indicated that there will be no early end to the UK’s mandatory quarantine for people entering the country. Speaking at the Downing Street daily briefing on the UK’s battle against coronavirus, he insisted the rule that new arrivals should self-isolate for 14 days was necessary to prevent the spread of the disease. When asked about the prospect of air bridges to allow quarantine-free travel between certain countries with fewer cases of Covid-19, Johnson’s choice of words indicated these were not imminent. The government is not due to review the mandatory 14-day quarantine, imposed on June…
NEW YOUK: United Airlines has said it expects to have total available liquidity of approximately $17 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2020. The amount reflects a new $5 billion loan to be secured against the its loyalty program, MileagePlus. United estimates the value of its Mileage Plus program as a standalone business at $20 billion. The carrier gets revenue from partners who pay the airline to award miles to their own customers, such as credit card issues and hotels. It had sales of $5.3 billion last year, about 12 per cent of overall revenue at United.…
MUSCAT: The Royal Oman Police have announced that Visit and Express visas will be automatically extended till June 30, said a report. The move further extends the validity of the two visa types by two more weeks, said a report in Oman Daily Observer. “Visit and Express visas of all those who are in the country but are overstaying due to the airport closure, are automatically renewed and extended till June 30,” the ROP source said. Earlier, Ahmed al Mehrazi, Minister of Tourism, had said tourist visas that were issued between March 1 and August 31 will be reissued with…
As the world faces the devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism sector is among those being affected most severely. Travel is down, fear is up, and the future is uncertain. Tourism is an essential pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The livelihoods of many depend on it, especially women and particularly in the world’s most vulnerable countries, including Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries. Moreover, in many parts of the world, the protection of biodiversity relies heavily on the tourist sector, from conservation to the revenue generated by those efforts. Tourism can be a…
Written By: Ch. Faisal Mahmood In these unprecedented times when the entire world is facing matchless crisis without an equivalence and large-scale social distancing is the most important note of the time. The ways, means and styles in which we operate and connect with one another and the world around us have changed drastically, the day World Health Organization declared (March 11, 2020) Covid-19 as Pandemic. [huge_it_slider id=”555″] Nowhere in any other field or in any other industry is this more apparent than when looking at the current state of the world’s travel trade, hospitality sector and tourism. Unfortunately, these…