WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD We wrote earlier also that whenever several forces bear upon any issue with their respective dynamics, the issue does become compounded, but the one force among them that works centrifugally with competence, honesty, and sincerity, wins ultimately for the issue at hand. We add sincerity here because we believe in Allah’s dispensations bearing upon human effort and that He takes into account not only His creatures’ efforts but also their sincerity. We are looking here at the present position of our national Flag carrier and its future. With just a few good administrative changes at…
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KARACHI: Mr. 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 Bukhari Group Chairman Office on January 16. [huge_it_slider id=”501″] Sardar Muhammad Rafiq Khan, Chairman Bukhari Group along with his Team welcomed the distinguish guests upon their arrival at the office. Bukhari Travels Team included Sardar Zubair Hussain (Group CEO), Mr. Ali Hamdani (CEO Landmark Communications), Mr. Farhan ul Haq Siddiqui (Chief Commercial Officer), Mr. Shaheen Akhter (COO Europcar Pakistan), Mr. Asif Fazli (CEO Corporate & Tours), Mr. Nabeel Kaim…
MADRID: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will place innovation and sustainability at the top of the agenda as it returns to the International Tourism Fair in Madrid (FITUR). At the 40th edition of the leading trade fair, the United Nations specialized agency will emphasize the global tourism sector’s enduring resilience and status as a beacon of stability in times of political, economic and social uncertainty. FITUR 2020 will see UNWTO build on its presence at the recent COP25 UN Climate Conference, where it highlighted tourism’s unique and cross-cutting ability to contribute to several of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On…
DOHA: Starting January 27, Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines will expand their codeshare cooperation, which will see both airlines getting access to new destinations. The airlines’ current codeshare cooperation already allows Malaysia Airlines’ passengers to book travel to 10 US-based destinations served by Qatar Airways, such as Boston, New York, and Dallas. The expanded codeshare agreement will allow passengers traveling with the Malaysian flag carrier to travel to 20 more destinations in Europe, America, and Africa. In turn, Qatar Airways’ customers will have access to four new destinations in Southeast Asia, including Sibu and Alor Setar in Malaysia, as well…
WASHINGTON: Boeing recorded net orders for just 54 planes in 2019, the lowest number in at least two decades. The figure compares with 893 orders in the previous year. At the same time, deliveries fell by 53 percent to 380 planes, the lowest number since 2007. Deliveries were largely composed of the 787 Dreamliner, of which 158 were handed over. The company remains in crisis as the grounding of the 737 Max approaches its first anniversary. The aircraft type has been banned from commercial operation since March last year after two crashes in which 346 people were killed. Boeing said…
MANAMA: Gulf Air has revealed a new addition to its 2020 network with a popular premium leisure destination: Nice on the Cote d’Azur in France, commencing from July. The route will be operated twice-weekly flights using an Airbus 321neo aircraft. The announcement was made during the Kuwait Aviation Show 2020 in which Gulf Air participated. On this expansion and route announcement, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, and chairman of Gulf Air’s Board of Directors, Zayed R. Alzayani, said: “It is very exciting for Bahrain’s national carrier to reach further places and connect multiple cities in the East and the…
PESHAWAR: The three-day “Malam Jabba Winter Sports Festival 2020” is going to kick off at the scenic tourist resort Malam Jabba in Swat Valley from Tomorrow, January 17. Being organized by the Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP), the festival would feature a number of winter sports games including skiing, speed skating, ice hockey, sledding and tobogganing, music show, food, display of handicrafts and others. Chairing a meeting to this effect here on Tuesday, the TCKP Managing Director, Junaid Khan, said that the Tourism Department in collaboration with the district administration of Swat and other partners from private sector were making…
WASHINGTON D.C: President Trump is considering extending the US travel ban to another seven countries, most of which have mainly Muslim populations. A document outlining the plans, timed to coincide with the third anniversary of Trump’s January 2017 executive order — has been circulating the White House. But the countries that would be affected if it moves forward are blacked out, according to two of the people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the measure has yet to be finalized. It’s unclear exactly how many countries would be included in the expansion if it proceeds,…
BRUSSELS: Due to the implementation of the Updated Schengen Visa Code, adopted by the EU Council in June 2019, all representative missions of the Schengen Countries located abroad are obliged to apply the new rules. As of February 2020, travelers applying for a Schengen Visa will need to pay a fee of 80 euros instead of 60 euros as they did so far. Children too will have to pay 40 euros instead of 35, as it is currently. Third-country citizens will be subject to several changes in terms of visa application procedures, rules, and benefits, starting from Monday, February 2,…
WASHINGTON: Dennis Muilenburg was fired from the job in December as the company failed to contain the fallout from a pair of fatal crashes that halted output of its bestselling 737 MAX jetliner and tarnished its reputation with airlines and regulators. Dennis Muilenburg was fired from the job in December as the company failed to contain the fallout from a pair of fatal crashes that halted output of its bestselling 737 MAX jetliner and tarnished its reputation with airlines and regulators. Boeing Co’s ousted chief executive officer, Dennis Muilenburg, stands to receive $62 million in long-term incentive, stock awards, and…