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…
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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…
MADRID: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in association with Globalia, the leading tourism group in Spain and Latin America, has selected the finalists of the 2nd Global Tourism Startup Competition, an initiative that the two entities have been working on since 2018 when its first edition was held. In the competition’s first two editions, Wakalua, the global tourism innovation hub powered by Globalia, in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization, has received proposals of nearly 5,000 startups from 150 countries. The countries with the highest number of projects submitted have been Spain, followed by India, the United States, Portugal, Nigeria,…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Wednesday, January 8, said Pakistan is endowed with tremendous potential for tourism. He was speaking at a ceremony held at a hotel in Islamabad to issue a ‘Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration (TPRI)’ licence aimed at the promotion of tourism opportunities. Under the TPRI initiative, which has been made a part of the National Aviation Policy 2019, foreigners would be issued licences to launch projects aimed at promoting tourism in the country. He said the introduction of a separate class of TPRI licence was an important development towards the promotion of…
MUSCAT: Oman Air has taken a major step forward in its growth and service, debuting its first codeshare flights connecting Oman and the US, which streamline travel from Muscat to New York and Miami, via Milan, through its partnership with Air Italy. Additional US destinations, which are expected to be announced in the coming months, are anticipated to be added in time for the summer season. Abdulaziz Al Raisi, Oman Air CEO, commented: “This is a noteworthy development for Oman Air and an excellent way to start another strong year for the Sultanate’s airline. These flights make it considerably quicker…