ISLAMABAD: A federal government plan to split the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) into two separate operational bodies, regulatory and an airport services division has moved into its final phase. The government is planning to introduce an ordinance to restructure the CAA. The aviation authority has also submitted its recommendations pertaining to its reorganization under the proposed new law. Under the ordinance, the regulatory body of CAA will be kept under the Cabinet Division while the CAA Airport Service of Pakistan (ASP) will be placed under the Aviation Division. The ASP will be registered as a separate entity under the Securities…
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ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines Economy and Business Class passengers, flying on selected city-pairs, can now enjoy free accommodation if they choose to make a stopover in Istanbul for more than 20 hours. No deadline is stated in this promotion. You have to satisfy the terms and conditions and email your flight booking details in order to receive free accommodation. Key Details to Note Free accommodation is available for round-trip tickets Free 1-night stay in a 4-Star hotel for Economy Class and 2 nights stay in a 5-Star hotel for the Business Class Visa fees, the cost of travel around the city…
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.
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…
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…