CHICAGO: Boeing is in the lead for aircraft orders this year, with the US plane maker’s aircraft orders more than doubling those of rival Airbus in the first half of the year. According to data released by Boeing, the US aircraft manufacturer has booked a total of 460 orders in the first six months, while Airbus has booked 206 jetliners. Boeing also recorded a 7.4 per cent jump in first-half deliveries, with data showing a total 378 aircraft deliveries, led by higher demand for its single-aisle 737 jetliners. Airbus delivered 303 aircraft in the first half, down about 1 per…
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AMSTERDAM: Dutch airline KLM said it has decided to suspend its flights to Tehran for the time being “as a result of the negative results and financial outlook.” The airline, part of the Air France KLM group, made the announcement in a short statement on its website on Saturday (July 7). KLM said its last flight will leave Amsterdam on September 22 and return on September 23. Passengers with a ticket for a flight from Amsterdam to Tehran or vice-versa on or after 24 September will be transferred to the most suitable alternative or financially compensated, the airline said. The…
NEW DEHLI: In a major long-awaited development, India is going to host the India Tourism Mart (ITM) in New Delhi from September 16 to 18 of this year. The mega show, with some 300 foreign buyers and over 250 Indian sellers, is being jointly organized by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) and FAITH, the apex industry body comprising all associations. FAITH stands for Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality. Tourism Minister K. J. Alphons and FAITH Secretary General Subhash Goyal said in New Delhi on July 9 that the ITM will become an annual event. All the states…
DUBAI: The Emirates A380 on Sunday, 8th July touched down in Pakistan for a historic one-off service to Islamabad International Airport. This was the first time ever that the iconic double-decker aircraft has landed in Pakistan. The landing demonstrated the airport’s readiness to accommodate the A380, the world’s largest commercial passenger jet. [huge_it_slider id=”262″] The special Emirates A380 flight was operated by UAE national, Capt Abbas Shaban, Chief Pilot of Technical Operations and Pakistani national, First Officer Qadir Moin. The special flight, operating as EK 2524, was joined by a VIP delegation led by Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Emirates’ Divisional…
KARACHI: Breakfast is an important part of a day; it must be Healthy and Nutritious. POHTM Culinary Arts students learn Continental and English breakfast menu in practical session. Students feel delighted to learn unique and healthy breakfast items. The Students prepared different types of omelet which include French omelet, cheese omelet, Spanish omelet, Pakistani omelet and also different types of eggs which include poached egg, scramble egg and boiled egg. Students learnt how to make tempting pan cakes, French toast, fried banana and beef patty with hot and cold beverages.
ISLAMABAD: Iran and Pakistan have tremendous potential for medical tourism as the people of Pakistan can greatly benefit from Iranian health facilities, which would also help in strengthening ties between the two brotherly Muslim countries. Medical tourism refers to people travelling to a country other than their own to obtain medical treatment. Iran is gradually becoming a destination for foreign medical tourists as hospitals in Iranian cities offer medical and health care services for foreign patients. Patients from Kuwait, Qatar and other countries prefer Iran for the medical treatment which is providing inexpensive facilities than European countries. Iran is one…
CAPE TOWN: South African low-cost carrier Mango and Amadeus have announced a content agreement that brings the carrier’s content, including corporate fares, to the world’s largest and most diverse travel network. Under the agreement, Amadeus travel sellers in over 190 countries around the world will be able to access Mango’s content through the same search and booking flow as that used for traditional carriers. Direct messaging with Mango will allow seamless access to its content, and Passenger Name Records (PNRs) will be confirmed immediately with a Mango record locator. This enables travel sellers to easily make changes to any Mango…
The world’s passenger fleet will more than double to 48,000 aircraft in 20 years with traffic growing at a resilient 4.4% per year, driving a need for 37,390 new passenger and freighter aircraft according to Airbus’ new Global Market Forecast 2018-2037. Growth drivers include private consumption increasing 2.4 times in emerging economies, higher disposable incomes and a near doubling of the middle classes globally. Emerging countries will account for over 60% of economic growth, with trips per capita to multiply 2.5 times for these nations. Combined with evolving airline business models and continuing liberalisation, the growing scale of air transportation…
TOKOYO: Japan relaxed its somewhat convoluted consumption tax rules on July 1, hoping to persuade tourists to be the big spenders they once were. Under previous regulations, visitors would have to spend at least 5,000 yen (US$45) on “consumable” souvenirs, such as food or cosmetics, or the same amount on “general” items, such as clothes, to be exempt from the 8 per cent tax. The two categories could not be combined and confusion abounded as to what was considered consumable and what was general. Under the new guidelines, overseas shoppers will be eligible for tax-exempt purchases if they spend a…
In 1950, 25 million tourists travelled internationally, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), equivalent to the current population of North Korea. By 2016, that number had risen to 1.2 billion and by 2020 is expected to reach 1.6 billion, or more people than live in China, the world’s most populous country. As the fastest-growing source and recipient, Asia is uniquely placed to boom or bust – both economically and environmentally – something that industry representatives met to discuss at the 30th Joint Commission Meeting of the UNWTO, held last month in Fiji. The focus of the assembly…