KARACHI: TV and Film actor Ali Rehman Khan visited The Citizen Foundation’s (TCF) Head Office and signed an agreement to become goodwill ambassador. He has previously visited TCF Qayumabad Campus and showed his commitment towards TCF’s mission to provide quality education for the less privileged. He will support the ongoing efforts of TCF by creating awareness for the need to create education opportunities for all the children of Pakistan regardless of their caste, creed, religion or ethnicity. On behalf of TCF, Syed Asaad Ayub Ahmad, CEO TCF signed the agreement and welcomed Ali Rehman Khan on board for joining the…
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KARACHI: International Hospitality Investment Group (IHIG) and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) signed amemorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote tourism in Pakistan and to deliver the vision of PM Imran Khan. PIA CEO Air Marshal Arshad Mahmood Malik, Chairman IHIG-UK Mr. Alun Richards, and CEO IHIG-PAK Mr. Noor ul Asif graced the signing ceremonyconducted at PIA Head Office Karachi. The IHIG and PIA partnership is aimed at boosting the potential of tourism in Pakistan in a way that will have deliver longlasting benefits. Through this alliance, all business and economy executive class passengers of PIA will be entitled to acomplimentary stay…
MUSCAT: Oman Air’s guests from across the world have enjoyed complimentary stays in luxury hotels in Muscat, thanks to the airline’s free stopover offer. The popular program gives guests the opportunity to break their journey and enjoy some of the Sultanate’s highlights on their way to their final destination. And now Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has added a new hotel, the Sundus Rotana Muscat; extended the offer date; and expanded the program’s international reach. Now, all Oman Air guests – flying in all classes, to and from any city – can enjoy a free…
NEW YORK: American Airlines is retiring the last of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80 planes. The remaining 26 aircraft are in the process of taking their final flights to Roswell, New Mexico. The MD-80, also known as the Super 80, was the workhorse of the airline’s fleet throughout the 1980s and beyond. The Super 80 era began at American in May 1983 with three aircraft serving six cities – Dallas-Fort Worth; Detroit; New York City; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; and Ontario, California. When introduced, the MD-80 was one of the most fuel-efficient commercial airplanes in the sky. American was the first…
LONDON: Travel and Tourism in the United Kingdom now may include a night in prison with all the icing, including meeting the spirits of dead prisoners. Bland porridge for dinner and again for breakfast is the only item on the menu for tourists locked up at Somerset’s Shepton Mallet Prison in the United Kingdom. The former prison is hunting to arrest tourists and lock them up. If this wasn’t all, prison official wants visitors to meet and experience the ghosts that call the prison their home. Participating tourists will spend the night in jail to enjoy prison activities that include…
LAHORE: PIA CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik has said that new direct route from Sialkot to London will commence from 11 September and more flights will be deployed in the forthcoming Umrah season. He said this while paying a detailed visit of Lahore. He visited booking, cargo, catering and passenger handling sections of PIA Lahore. He was given detailed briefing by all the sectional heads. Mr. Malik said that we are introducing new direct flight on Sialkot-London route and also more flights for Umrah. He said a continuous increase in passenger traffic is being witnessed on PIA flights which prove…
PESHAWAR: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and the Upper Chitral district administration have rescheduled the date of Broghil festival owing to the Muharram-ul-Haram. The three-day Broghil festival, which was scheduled to begin from September 6, will now be held at the Broghil National Park in Upper Chitral district from September 12. Provincial Senior Minister for Sports and Tourism Atif Khan on Tuesday directed the officials of his department to reschedule the event due to the ongoing observance of Muharram-ul-Haram. Being organized by the Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and the Upper Chitral district administration, the festival will feature various…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has conducted a Full Scale Airport Emergency Exercise 2019 at Jinnah International Airport recently. According to the organisers, the purpose of the exercise was to test the response level of all the concerned agencies working at the airport in accordance with the Crisis and Emergency Response Plan (CERP) in case of any accident / incident. An aircraft of Pakistan International Airline was available for demonstration of emergency evacuation of passengers. Besides, concerned branches of CAA, PIA, local airlines, Edhi and Chipa Ambulances also participated in the exercise. During the media briefing, Airport Manager…
CAIRO: EgyptAir has taken delivery of the first of 12 A220-300 aircraft on order, becoming the first A220 operator based in the Middle East and North African region. The carrier also becomes just the sixth operator worldwide. The Cairo-based airline intends to fly the aircraft on routes to and from its main Egyptian hub in Cairo in the coming days. Representatives from the airline, alongside executives from Airbus Canada Partnership celebrated the aircraft handover at the A220 Mirabel final assembly line. “We are proud to welcome our very first A220 aircraft and to be the first airline in the Middle…
MULTAN: Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP) has started executing a Rs 62.5 million scheme to upgrade facilities at its resort to facilitate tourists at Fort Monroe, the only hill station of South Punjab. According to TDCP officials, work on boundary wall of sixteen Kanal TDCP Fort Monroe resort is near completion. Under the new initiative, five additional rooms with allied facilities would be built while repair of existing rooms and attached bathrooms would also be carried out. TDCP Multan Incharge sales and tour promotion MisbahIshaq said that a 280-persons capacity auditorium would be built as part of the resort to…