MUSCAT: National carrier Oman Air is set to take delivery of the fourth of 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s it has on order. By the end of 2018, Oman Air will have taken delivery of five new MAX aircraft and three 787-9s. The Boeing 737 MAX is at the forefront of aviation technology and amongst the most efficient planes in the sky today. The 737 MAX family has been designed to offer customers exceptional performance, flexibility and efficiency, with lower per-seat costs and an extended range that will open up new destinations in the single-aisle market. The 737 MAX is…
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NEW YORK: New York’s flagship John F. Kennedy International Airport is getting a $13 billion facelift that will add two new terminals and increase capacity by around 15 million passengers a year, the state governor announced Thursday. Democrat Andrew Cuomo, often thought to harbour presidential ambitions and a strident critic of President Donald Trump, is up for re-election next month, expected to secure a third-term as governor of the largely blue state. The new international terminals will add four million square feet to the airport, with the first new gates opening in 2023 and the project to be wrapped up…
Why would an actor playing the assassin by the name of Maggie Q receive the World Tourism Humanitarian Award at the World Travel Market (WTM) London in November? The assassin is Maggie Q who stared as Nikita, a young woman who was rescued from death row by a secret government agency known as Division. Division faked Nikita’s execution, giving her a chance to start a new life and serve her country. At least, that’s what she is told. In reality, she is trained to be a spy and assassin. This is the most prominent role Actress Maggie Q is known…
KARACHI: SaudiGulf Airlines, the new full-service national carrier of Saudi Arabia owned by Mr. Abdulhadi Al Qahtani and Sons Holding Company (Tariq Al Qahtani and Brothers) has announced to expand its operations to four destinations in Pakistan as part of its international route expansion programme. The announcement came during the SaudiGulf Airline’s participation in the Pakistan Travel Mart (PTM) 2018, in Karachi where the airline put up an impressive show. Emphasizing on the pivotal role of travel trade to maintain the brotherly relationships between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, SaudiGulf Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Karim Makhlouf said the airline was going…
BRUSSELS: European sources say Brussels planning to make visitors from UK complete online applications. The claim comes after PM Theresa May announced last week at the Conservative Party Conference that Europeans seeking to visit the UK on holiday post-Brexit would “have to submit to security and criminal records checks before they arrive”. AS was expected that the British prime minister’s plan would “automatically result in British citizens having to participate in the European Union’s new travel authorisation system”, due to come into effect in 2021. May’s proposal is widely viewed as an attempt to streamline access to the UK for…
WRITTEN BY CH FAISAL MAHMOOD The Tourism industry worldwide has been developing faster and deeper since the turn of the present century. Not only have the very concept of Tourist Products obtained new meanings, the various sectors serving those products have also acquired different profiles and different dynamics. Historical and archaeological products, which previously sufficed for marketing of destinations, are now considered ‘static products’; rendering them unsalable, except with activities contrived around them. The current ‘in thing’ for attracting tourists is what experts call ‘Contrived Products’. Changes in the transportation, digital communication and hospitality sector have been the more visible…
CHICAGO: Boeing and United Airlines have announced the carrier is expanding its 787 Dreamliner fleet again with a new order for nine 787-9 airplanes, the longest-range member of the group. The deal is valued at $2.53 billion according to list prices. United said the order reflects its fleet strategy of replacing older widebody jets with new, advanced airplanes such as the 787-9, which can fly farther and use 20 per cent less fuel with 20 per cent fewer emissions. The US carrier, which announced a purchase of four 787-9s in July, has now ordered a total of 64 Dreamliners. The…
BANGKOK: As the frequency and severity of natural disasters occurring around the world has increased, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is ready to assist affected destinations around the world as they look to quickly rebuild and recover. The PATA Recovery Advisory Group assists member destinations in identifying key challenges facing the sector and providing turnaround strategies during periods of sudden decline in tourism arrivals and earnings as a result of natural or man-made disasters. “The effects of global warming have only increased the severity and frequency of devastating weather events around the world and we have already seen this…
MONTREAL: Air passengers are keen to have access to new technologies that give them more control and information, as well as improve efficiency during their journey, according to a report issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The report, titled ‘2018 Global Passenger Survey (GPS)’, is based on the survey of 10,408 passengers across 145 countries and gives important insight into passengers’ preferences during air travel. Passengers said that they want to be kept informed throughout their journey mainly through their personal device. Nearly 82% of respondents said that they would like to receive information on flight status, 49%…
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) celebrated the arrival of the last A320ceo plane in Jeddah, coming from Toulouse, France, completing the deal signed in 2015 in a record time of 21 months since the arrival of the first aircraft in December 2016. During a ceremony held at the King Abdulaziz International Airport, the Director General of the Saudi Airlines, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, said: “Between the Saudi Airlines and Airbus is a historical relationship that began more than three decades ago and developed into a strategic partnership with the signing of the agreement to receive 50 aircraft, including 20 A330-300.”…