FLORIDA: The Governor of Florida has said ‘we can’t afford’ to have the Zaandam cruise ship carrying four dead passengers and nearly 200 with coronavirus symptoms ‘dumped’ in his state. [huge_it_slider id=”533″] The Zaandam’s 450 guests and 602 crew members have not set foot on dry land for 15 days after setting sail from Buenos Aires on March 7 and were scheduled to arrive in Fort Lauderdale in early April before the pandemic gained its ferocious pace. ‘We cannot afford to have people who are not even Floridians dumped into South Florida using up those valuable resources,’ Gov. Ron DeSantis…
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KEMPTON PARK: South African Airways has suspended commercial operations at its offices around the world until April 16. The carrier already had suspended all international service until May 31 and domestic flights within South Africa until April 17. The carrier is allowing unused tickets to be used as credit for South African Airways flights for travel through March 25, 2022, including the ability to change destinations and passenger names.
DOHA: Not much, but a small glimmer of hope, as Qatar Airways Cargo announces it will resume scheduled belly-hold cargo operations to China with the utilization of wide-body and passenger-configurated aircraft. The additional cargo capacity is being added to the carrier’s existing freighter service amid increased demand for the shipment of immediate goods in and out of the region. The decision to reinstate belly-hold service to six of its passenger destinations in the country is in line with the airline’s initiative to continue supporting worldwide connectivity, re-establishing the global supply chain. This includes the transportation of urgent medical relief aid…
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD We haven’t seen in our 40 plus years of publication such devastating impact of any menace on travel, hotel, cruise, airline, and ever-increasing world tourism and on world visitor’s economy. The tourism industry all over the world from one end to another has entered into an unprecedented, unparallel and matchless crisis since World War 2. The horrifying thing is that the duration and devastating impact of the killer virus is still unknown. So when the world is running for Vents, the tourism industry of the world has gone on Vent. As we mentioned that the…
DUBAI: Emirates ground crews around the world have bid farewell to their last operating flights back to Dubai. EK 005 to London Heathrow, which departed at 1605hrs on 24 March, was the last flight to take off from Dubai. EK 262 from Sao Paulo, which landed at 2235hrs (local time) was the last flight to arrive on 25 March in Dubai. Emirates’ outstation airport teams from 39 stations including Prague, Newark, Seoul, London Stansted and Zurich devotedly sent off their last passenger flights before the suspension took effect. Over the next weeks Emirates’ operational teams will focus on preparing for…
LONDON: With the world on lockdown due to COVID-19 – one tourism company has gone above and beyond to give people around the world the chance to experience Lapland in all its majesty – without having to leave the confines of their homes. Specialist Aurora Photography company, Lights Over Lapland, has brought together some of Europe’s best photographers and Virtual Reality videographers from thejetlagged.com to create three experiences for those suffering wanderlust to virtually travel to Northern Europe and visit ICEHOTEL; visit the local Arctic wilderness; meet local huskies and reindeer; go dog sledding and reindeer sledding; and even join…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Aviation Division Ghulam Sarwar Khan said on Wednesday that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had incurred a loss of Rs 600 million during the time period of 1-15th March, which was expected to grow further. He said the Aviation Industry around the world had faced immense losses due to the spread of coronavirus. Similarly, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has also incurred a loss of Rs 4 billion till the 25th of March. The entire expected loss of the PIA for the month of March could reach Rs 6 billion. Aviation Minister said that the PIA organized…
Pakistan Hotels Association stands firmly behind the government authorities and the people of Pakistan in their fight against the menace of Corona Virus. In order to stand strong in the current situation. Hotels are in dire need of relief due to the heavy and direct impact of Coronavirus outbreak on the Hospitality Industry reducing its overall occupancy to only 10%. We request the Government to provide the following relief package to the Hotel Industry- of Pakistan to help it survive these difficult times: 1) Payment of Hotels’ Utility Bills: Due to cash shortfall; the possibility of a payment in installments,…
GENEVA: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged G20 leaders to act quickly to support the aviation industry in order to prevent irrecoverable damage to international connectivity arising from the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In an open letter to the G20 Presidency, IATA’s Director General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac emphasized the essential role that air transport will play in facilitating the recovery of the global economy. Noting that the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting government-mandated border closings and travel restrictions have led to the destruction of global air travel demand, De Juniac made a plea to…
KARACHI: Recently a meeting was held at the Sindh Governor House with Governor Imran Ismail in the chair. Advisor to PM on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Adviser to PM for Commerce, Industry and Investment, Abdul Razzaq Dawood, Advisor to PM for Institutional Reforms & Austerity, Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Special Assistant to PM for Petroleum, Mr.Nadeem Babar, SecretaryFinance and Chairman FBR also participated through video link. The meeting was also attended by leading businessmen and the representatives of Food, Pharmaceutical, Textiles and Hotel industry who together thoroughly discussed the situation at hand and how to adapt and shape…