KARACHI: On the evening of Wednesday, 24 th April 2019, Turkish Airlines Pakistan organized a notable gathering consisting of all leading travel agents of Karachi at the Pearl Continental Hotel. The event was organized to honour the most productive and well performing travel agents of Karachi for 2018 by giving them appreciation Awards. Mr. Gurhan Sozen, General Manager and Mr. Agha Hussain Ahmed, Sales Manager–Pakistan Turkish Airlines warmly greeted all the guests upon their arrival. In recent years Turkey’s national carrier has skyrocketed in the list of “Best Airline” rankings, and now stands toe to toe with the perennially top-rated…
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DOHA: Last summer, the aviation industry set a new record, with over 200,000 aircraft taking to the skies every day. In a competitive marketplace, airlines are looking for the right technology that enables them to deliver memorable experiences for their customers. As one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines, Qatar’s flagship carrier will look to do this by implementing the Amadeus Altéa Revenue Availability with Active Valuation solution. This solution calculates real-time availability at origin and destination level, and can be customised to help the airline tailor its offer and gain more revenue. The solution also provides the airline with greater…
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) will charge the passengers more for bulkhead seats. These are those seats which are behind a bulkhead, which separates first class from economy. The seats are preferred by some passengers because they have more legspace and there is no seat which can recline into one’s face. The passengers will now have to pay Rs5,000 more for the seat whiletravelling to the US, Rs3,000 more for London and Europe, Rs2,000 more for Gulf countries and Rs1,000 more while travelling in Pakistan. The bulkhead seats were previously given to people on request
KARACHI: YNH Films, along with their partners Distribution Club, are proud to announce media collaboration with one of the largest distribution companies, EROS International for the worldwide release of their upcoming film ‘Wrong No. 2’. Wrong No. 2 is all set to release on Eid this year. It is a rom-com by the dynamic duo of Yasir Nawaz and Hassan Zia. The film stars Neelum Munir and Sami Khan in the lead roles, along with Jawaid Sheikh, Danish and Yasir Nawaz, Ahmed Hassan, Shafqat Cheema, Sana Fakhar, and many other prominent Pakistani actors. The story has been penned down by…
ABU DHABI: Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, today celebrates its position as a market leader in the air cargo digitalization and innovation space six months after migrating to a new technology platform, achieving a remarkable step change in the way it runs its operations and engages with its customers. Last year, the carrier embarked on a strategy that saw the introduction of several transformation programmes across its fleet and network, commercial and operational processes, and its physical and digital infrastructures. This culminated in the carrier’s successful front-end systems migration to the market leading…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and McDonald’s Pakistan inked a Memorandum of Understanding to put together a special offer for the passengers of the national carrier, at a ceremony held at McDonald’s Airport Branch, Karachi. CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik, Chief Commercial Officer PIA, Mr. Ali Tahir Qasim , Chief Operations, Marketing, Development & Supply Chain Officer, McDonald’s Pakistan, Jamil Mughal along with airline’s officials attended the ceremony. CEO PIA, Air Marshall Arshad Malik sharing his views on the occasion said “This union is a great opportunity for both the brands to come together for the combined benefit of…
MANAMA: Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air has successfully completed the internationally recognised, biennial IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and has been renewed on the IOSA Safety Audit Registry until May 2021. The audit covers approximately 1,000 standards and recommended practices that are all related to the safety of operations and procedures of the airline. Gulf Air’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Captain Waleed Al Alawi, congratulated the employees for their efforts in maintaining these international standards, saying: “Gulf Air prides itself on operating to the highest global safety standards and industry best practices – this is our main priority. Our latest…
BRASILIA: Brazil’s visa waiver policy announced in March is generating positive results for the tourism and hospitality industry of the country. A study done by Amadeus Group shows a significant increase in the number of reservations made in the United States, as well as in Canada, Japan and Australia, the three countries benefiting from the new policy. Amadeus is one of the 10 largest technology companies in the world and one of the three largest in the travel segment. In the United States, the increase was 53% in the number of trips confirmed for June and 97% in July compared…
BEIJING: China’s government has formulated an emergency work plan to repair dilapidated sections of the Great Wall in the next five years, according to the municipal cultural heritage authorities China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration has vowed to strengthen the protection of the Great Wall. The protection and restoration work should ensure that the Great Wall relics remain where they originally existed and maintain their original look. The work plan has set 2,772 meters of the Great Wall and 17 towers as the priority for “emergency repair” over the next three years. Beijing boasts a total length of 520.77 km of…
PESHAWAR: Chairman National Tourism Board (NTB) Zulfi Bukhari on Saturday said that establishment of tourism zone would prove a milestone in the development of tourism sector and attracting more tourists and visitors to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is establishing tourism zone to promote sector across the province. It would be followed by Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan to get the desired results of digital and sustainable development in the tourism sector,” Zulfi Bukhari said while speaking as chief guest at the 4th Tech Valley Conference 2019 in Abbottabad. Senator Azam Swati, Minister for Communication and Information Technology Khalid Maqbool…