MUSCAT: Oman Air achieved one of its best on-time-performance (OTP) rate of 90 per cent over the past calendar year of 2019. This metric measures the airline’s flight punctuality – important criteria amongst customers, particularly frequent international air travellers, when selecting an airline to fly with. Oman Air’s achievement of 90 per cent for 2019 makes it one of the best performing airlines globally in terms of flight punctuality. In December 2019, the year’s busiest month for air travel, the airline earned an industry high of 92 per cent OTP rating. This is a noteworthy accomplishment in one of the…
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PESHAWAR: The three-day Winter Sports Festival 2020 concluded with thrilling sports games and traditional dance and music in the scenic Malam Jabba tourist resort in Swat Valley on Sunday. [huge_it_slider id=”502″] The festival featured a number of winter sports games including skiing, Slalom ski for Under-10 and Under-14, speed skating for Under-15, ice hockey, sledding and tobogganing, archery, curling, snow-tubing, bonfire, alpine ski, music show, food, display of handicrafts and others. The foreign and local tourists and visitors, who have already thronged the serene resort, enjoyed the games and music on the white snow in Malam Jabba. Nazim Shah stood…
ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines has announced the addition of Xi’an, the Chinese city with 3,000 years of history, to its flight network. Xi’an has become the flag carrier’s fourth destination in Mainland China and the 318thdestination in the world. The flights will be operated three times a week with Airbus A330 aircraft. Starting its flights to the People’s Republic of China back in 1999 with Beijing as its destination, Turkish Airlines has reinforced its strong position in Asia with the Xi’an flights. During the ceremony of the inaugural flight, Turkish Airlines GM Bilal Ekşi stated: “We conclude the year by adding…
Colombo: Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has confirmed that the government was in the process of drafting a Cabinet proposal to extend the free-visa regime till April 30, it was reported on Thursday. “We have just begun to draft the proposal and within the next two weeks I hope to submit it to the Cabinet for approval,” the Minister told. As a means to recover the country’s tourism industry which suffered a major setback following the Easter Sunday attacks on April 21, 2019, Sri Lanka granted free visas to travellers from 49 countries, including India, for a period of…
The number of fatal aviation accidents in 2019 rose above the five-year average to 20, with more than half occurring in North America, the Aviation Safety Network said. The 20 crashes killed 283 people, with the bulk of the deaths coming from the Ethiopian Airlines disaster in March, when a Boeing Co. 737 Max jet plunged into the ground shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. That led to the global grounding of the jet. Last year’s total included 11 accidents in North America, compared to just one in that region in 2018 and three in 2017, the…
CANBERRA: Thousands of visitors fled Australia’s wildfire-ravaged eastern coast Thursday, January 02, ahead of worsening conditions as the military started to evacuate people trapped on the shore further south. [huge_it_slider id=”497″] Cooler weather since Tuesday has aided firefighting and allowed people to replenish supplies. Vehicles formed long lines at gas stations and supermarkets, and traffic was gridlocked as highways reopened. But fire conditions were expected to deteriorate Saturday as high temperatures and strong winds are forecast to return. “There is every potential that the conditions on Saturday will be as bad or worse than we saw” on Tuesday, New South…
UDAIPUR: Indian Hotels Company has begun the new year with a new addition to its collection of authentic palaces, Fateh Prakash Palace, Udaipur. Renamed Taj Fateh Prakash Palace, the building is located within the historic city palace on the shores of Lake Pichhola in Udaipur.If offers panoramic views of the lake, while being surrounded by the Aravalli Hills and Jagmandir Island.The House of Mewar is one of the oldest dynasties in the world, with its origins tracing back 1,300 years. Fateh Prakash was built during the reign of Maharana Fateh Singh Mewar in the 19th century as an exclusive venue…
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities re-opened Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta for limited operations, as the death toll rises from the city’s worst flooding in almost seven years. At least 16 people have died from the New Year’s Day flooding, with half of the victims in Jakarta, according to the disaster mitigation agency. Heavy monsoon rains had lashed the Indonesian capital and nearby cities since New Year’s Eve, and the weather agency expects the adverse weather to last until next week. State-run airport operator Angkasa Pura II allowed the use of 30 meters of the 45-meter-width runway starting Wednesday afternoon at Halim…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan tops list of Umrah pilgrims to Saudi ArabiaPakistan has been on top of the list of the countries whose citizens visited Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah pilgrimage since the season started on August 31 this year. As many as 2,031,751 Umrah visas were issued visas since the season started about four months ago and a total of 1,566,754 pilgrims arrived the country, according to a report issued by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. According to official statistics by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over 4,00,000 Pakistani citizens performed Umrah during the period. The Saudi ministry said…
ISLAMABAD: To provide premium hospitality in one of the most picturesque locations in Pakistan, Hotel One of Hashoo Group joins hands with National Logistics Cell to construct select service resort hotels under the brand name “Hotel One NLC Collection.” For this, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Hotel One (Pvt) Ltd. and the National Logistics Cell. Speaking on this new joint venture, Hashoo Group Chief Operating Officer, Hospitality Division, Mr. Haseeb Gardezi said: “We are pleased to partner with the National Logistics Cell to build and develop resort hotels in Gilgit Baltistan and later in other regions of the…