KARACHI: The Consulate of Italy in Karachi organized the 73rd Anniversary of the Italian Republic at a local hotel, Karachi. The Chief Guest of the evening was Mr. Imran Ismail, Governor Sindh. The event was attended by many Diplomats and Businessmen of Karachi. The Consul of Italy, Ms. Anna Ruffino thanked the participants and appreciated the friendship and closeness of the Pakistani people. She was happy to mention the growing relations between Italy and Pakistan in all sectors. A day earlier, the Consulate of Italy had also organized the conference “ITALY TO PAKISTAN” to celebrate the Italian excellence and the…
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LE BOURGET: Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation (Saudia), the national carrier of the Kingdom, has reached an agreement to expand its existing purchase of A320 aircraft from 35 to 100 aircraft comprising a firm order of sixty-five A320neo family plus options for a further 35 A320neo family. As part of the agreement, the airline’s existing order of 35 aircraft is upsized to 15 A321XLRs and 20 A321neos. The agreement was announced in a ceremony attended by Dr Ghassan Al-Shibl, Chairman of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, and signed by Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, and Christian…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has further extended the restriction on its airspace for flights to India until June 28. Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) restricted flights from India to enter into Pakistani airspace until June 15. After the implementation of suspension on overfly operations, flights from Lahore to Delhi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Lanka and Urumqi were cancelled. The airspace was closed by Pakistan when a fresh wave of tensions affected already sour relations between both countries in February. A CAA spokesperson explained that transit and overfly within Pakistani airspace will remain suspended until further orders. However, there are no restrictions…
PARIS: The A321XLR thus becomes the next evolutionary step for the brand and creates more value for the airlines by bringing a 30 per cent lower fuel burn per seat than the previous generation of aircraft. Starting from 2023, the aircraft will deliver an unprecedented ‘Xtra’ Long Range of up to 4,700 nautical miles, some 15 per cent more than the A321LR. The plane was unveiled during the Paris Air Show, being held this week at Le Bourget Airport in France. With this added range, airlines will be able to operate a lower-cost single-aisle aircraft on longer and less heavily…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed confidence and said that the resumption of British Airways (BA) flights to Pakistan would help promote the country’s tourism potential. British Airways (BA) Boeing 787 Dreamliner brought 240 passengers from Heathrow to Islamabad International Airport after a decade. “The restart of British Airways flights to Pakistan is a good omen and it will also increase trade and investment activities,” Khan told BA’s Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Brem who called on him here in Islamabad. British High Commissioner Thomas Drew, Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan, and the PM’s Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood…
SEOUL: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Officer, Carsten Spohr, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term effective from the conclusion of the 75th IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Spohr is the 78th Chair of the IATA BoG. He has served on the BoG since May 2014. Spohr succeeds Qatar Airways group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, who will continue to serve on the BoG. “I’m honoured and excited to take on this role at this important time for…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will issue five-year visas to US businessmen and tourists in order to get the same from the US after it reduced the visa validity from five years to one year earlier in March this year. The US Department of State said that they are implementing enhanced screening procedure according to which, all applicants now have to submit their social media handles. According to the statement issued by the US, the new rule would add an extra security measurement which would eventually help to eliminate anyone having questionable content on their profiles. This is mandatory for all applicants, including…
KARACHI: Each year Marriott International marks the anniversary of its founding, May 20, 1927, by dedicating a week to express appreciation to the global family of associates. This year due to Ramadan, the celebration in MEA has been planned in the month of June. Karachi Marriott Hotel started the week with the theme of Well Being day. A Yoga session was arranged for all associate. Mr. Sohail Yogi was invited for the session. He taught very useful yoga styles including some common lifestyle checks to enable associate practice yoga independently. Ice cream Day was arranged for all the associates as…
LONDON: Sikh businessmen and gurdwara’s around the world will invest 500 million pounds for develop religious tourism, with focus on Sikh places, in Pakistan, said Peter Virdee, Chairman of The Virdee Foundation, UK. The Sikh businessmen made the commitment during a meeting with Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari, Chairman Pakistan Tourism Board, Chairman PTDC & Special Assistant to the PM. The meeting held in London on 10 June 2019. “The relationship between India and Pakistan has been up and down. I believe, even in the toughest of times recently, there has been no stoppage towards building of Kartarpur and building on religious…
WRITTEN BY CH FAISAL MAHMOOD There are reasons why we have such enduring and in-depth faith in our country and in its future as the world’s major tourist destination; one such reason is that positive developments do somehow emerge, sooner or later, sometime unexpectedly, sometimes awaitedly, to re-set our path to real progress. Suddenly, when the nation is pressed under several macro and micro issues, both internal and external, affecting all and sundry, we have this Prime Ministerial decision to appoint a Chairman PTDC and Chairman National Tourism board and under the Chairman, ten working groups, renovation of Swat, Chitral…