KARACHI: Newly appointed Consul General of the People’s Republic of China His Excellency Li Bijian, has said that China-Pakistan enjoys a long history of bilateral relations. Talking to media at the welcome dinner hosted in his honor by the management of Avari Group of Hotels at Beach Luxury Hotel, the dinner was largely attended by diplomats, businessmen, industrialists, journalists and elite of the city [huge_it_slider id=”504″] H.E. Li Bijian said that Work on the first phase of the CPEC has been completed while the second phase is underway and the people of both countries will get benefit after the completion…
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KUALA LUMPUR: A report has come out recently stating that three international airlines have put in bids for the purchase of a strategic stake Malaysia Airlines. The government announced the four shortlisted investors this past Tuesday. The flag carrier of Malaysia has been in limbo, with the Malaysian government considering the sale, refinancing or closing of the airline for several months. [huge_it_slider id=”503″] According to sources which include Reuters and The Edge Malaysia, the Malaysian government said on Tuesday that the sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd has shortlisted four potential investors for the deal. This comes after evaluating initial proposals…
SOUTHLAKE-TEXAS: Sabre Corporation, the leading software, and technology company powering the global travel industry, and Accor, the world-leading augmented hospitality group offering unique experiences in more than 5000 hotels and residences across 110 destinations, today announced that they intend to create the first unified central reservation (CR) and property management (PM) platform for the global hospitality industry. In collaboration with Accor, Sabre intends to develop a new full-service property management capability and enrich its existing central reservation and limited-service property management systems. These capabilities will combine within a new unified cloud-native, highly-flexible platform that will be built for and available…
MONTEREAL: Airline body IATA is warning the travel industry to be on the lookout for fraudulent emails. It said crooks have been contacting users of IATA products and services by email or telephone under false names seeking payment for products or services and/or claiming payments for outstanding amounts due. Fraudsters use email addresses similar to an IATA email address but using different domain names such as @gmail.com or @iattafinance.org, it said. Email accounts are often masked so that messages appear to have been sent from a genuine IATA address with the @iata.org domain name, while their reply-to domain name is…
WASHINGTON: Boeing has predicted a “mid-2020” return to service for the 737 Max, months later than anticipated. Trading was halted in Boeing shares following release of the news, with the price having fallen five per cent earlier. While emphasising safety remains the priority, Boeing said in a statement: “We are informing our customers and suppliers that we are currently estimating that the ungrounding of the 737 Max will begin during mid-2020. “This updated estimate is informed by our experience to date with the certification process. “It is subject to our ongoing attempts to address known schedule risks and further developments…
KARACHI: Muhammad Sarhan, Vice President Pakistan Emirates along with Senior Sales Team Emirates-Pakistan, Mr. Muhammad Noman Siddiqui, Sales Manager South Pakistan and Mr. Muhammad Noman Shahid, Senior Sales Executive visited Polani’s Group head office on January 17. Seen here in the picture Muhammad Yahya Polani, Chairman Polani’s Group presenting a souvenir to Mohammad Sarhan. Muhammad Tariq Polani, Vice Chairman Polani’s Group, Muhammad Kumail Polani, Chief Operating Officer Polifly Travels, Khizer Polani and Saad Polani Directors of Polani’s Group were also present on the occasion.
KARACHI: The National Flag Carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) expects to resume direct flights to the United States from May 2020 “subject to a final clearance by the US Transportation Security Administration. That was told by PIA’s spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez on Thursday, January 23. Abdullah said that Pakistan had fulfilled all recommendations of the transport authority, such as using screening machines at major airports of Pakistan including Islamabad and Karachi. He added that talks between the US administration and the national airline had been underway for two years, adding that “from our end we have taken all measures that were…
MADRID: 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals were recorded in 2019, globally. A 4% increase on the previous year which is also forecast for 2020, confirming tourism as a leading and resilient economic sector, especially in view of current uncertainties. According to the first comprehensive report on global tourism numbers and trends of the new decade, the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, this represents the tenth consecutive year of growth. China, the world’s top source market saw outbound trips increase by 14% in the first half of 2019, though expenditure fell 4%. All regions saw a rise in international arrivals in…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday, January 23, started screening passengers at four airports of the country in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to screen its passengers at the Beijing airport. The SARS-like virus has killed 17 people and infected more than 630 since emerging on December 31 in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Authorities around the world are working to prevent a global pandemic as the virus has also been detected in Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and the United States. “In view…
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has waived off non-conformance charges that were levied on AirSial, a Sialkot-based airline after it failed to acquire the Air Operation Certificate (AOC) within the stipulated time of two years and gave a go-ahead to the newly-launched airline to start operations. The approval was given in a cabinet meeting that was held last Tuesday after it was requested by the Aviation Division. As per the law if an operator (RPT/Non-RPT) fails to obtain AOC within a maximum of two years’ time-frame from the date of issuance of its respective license, then a 10 percent of the…