DUBAI: Flydubai’s inaugural flight touched down on Tuesday, 15 April at N’djili Airport (Kinshasa International Airport – FIH). Following the launch, flydubai will operate daily flights to N’djili Airport with an en route stop in Entebbe. Flydubai is the first national carrier for the UAE to create direct air links to the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, and with the start of the service sees its comprehensive network in Africa grow to 13 destinations in 10 countries. With the start of flights to Kinshasa, another gateway is opened up for passengers from the GCC, Russia and the Indian Subcontinent into Central Africa. …
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LUXEMBOURG: The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg today, 18 April ruled that airlines must compensate their passengers for flight delays and cancellations, even though the reason for this was a strike by airline staff. The airlines are now facing a wave claims, because this ruling applies to all previous airline strikes and new ones. Why this is such an important judgment is explained by Christian Nielsen, head of the legal department of the world’s leading passenger helper portal, AirHelp. “Until now, airlines strikes of all kind have been considered extraordinary circumstances that exempt airlines from their duty to pay…
The China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd will be starting flights between Kunming and Islamabad from mid of this year. This was underlined in a meeting of the Airline’s Executives with Pakistan’s Consul General to Chengdu, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu. The delegation of the airlines Tuesday met the CG in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, and included Hu Yaohui, Director International Marketing, Ma Yun Deputy Manager and airline’s staff. China Southern Airlines operates the largest fleet, most developed route network and largest passenger capacity of any airline in China. The Airline fleet is ranked the first in Asia and the fourth in…
KARACHI: Pearl Continental Karachi organized a Blood Donation Camp in collaboration with The Indus Hospital Karachi at its Marquee. [huge_it_slider id=”225″] A large number of hotel Employees turned up to the camp for blood donation, voluntarily. The General Manager Mr. Jeffrey Scott Sussman visited the camp and appreciated and commended the efforts of the hotel staff for organizing a life saving humanitarian activity. Associates from all cadres donated blood for the noble cause. The management of Indus Hospital appreciated the aid and cooperation received from Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi in making the noble cause of blood donation to save human…
MIRPUR: Preparations are in full swing for the three-day Summer Tourism Festival, which will be inaugurated by Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider on April 27 here at the Asifa Bhutto Park. The festival is being organised by the Tourism Department in cooperation with the Mirpur District Administration and other departments. Addressing a press conference here at the Kashmir Press Club, Minister for Sports Chaudhary Muhammad Saeed said that the festival would provide healthy entertainment and recreation to the tourists and families from across the state with prime focus to encourage and promote the local tourism. Information…
KARACHI: The Chairman, FPCCI Standing Committee on Hotels 2018 Mr. Mohammad Anwar Qureshi called on its first meeting on April 11, 2018 held at FPCCI Head Office Clifton, Karachi. The meeting was attended by Mr. Zubair Baweja, Senior Vice Chairman of Committee, Mr. Zubair Surti, Chairman, Pakistan Hotels Association, Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Chairman Baig Group, Mr. Abdul Sami Khan, Chairman, FPCCI Standing Committee on Petroleum Products 2018 along with many other Members of Standing Committee on Hotels, mostly from PHA Member hotels. The core issues being faced by the Hospitality Industry of Pakistan were taken up as agenda of…
Hunza Serena Inn organized a plantation event at the Aga Khan Diamond Jubilee High School Zowood Khoon, located close to Afghan border, in the Chipursan valley of sub-division Gojal, District Hunza. Organized in collaboration with Ismaili Local Council for Chipursan, the event aimed to contribute towards the forestation efforts, as part of the United Nations mandated theme, “Let’s make our villages greener, healthier, happier place to live!” This year’s event was a continuation of the plantation campaigns organized by Serena Hotels in different parts of the country, in order to raise awareness about the importance of all types of woodlands…
ISLAMABAD: The inauguration of the new Islamabad International Airport has been delayed once again. Now the country’s biggest and most modern airport is likely to become fully operational on May 3rd. “Earlier, there was a plan to start international flights operation at the new airport from April 20, however, the date was changed due to the ongoing final tests at the site”, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Deputy Director General Aamir Mahboob said, while talking to the media. He said, “we were ready to launch flight operation from the 20th, but Advisor of Prime Minister on Aviation and Federal Secretary…
KARACHI: The Country Manager-Pakistan Thai Airways International, Mr. Kanaporn Apinonkul, whilst speaking to a group of journalists at the concluding ceremony of the two weeklong Thai food festival held at Beach Luxury Hotel, stated that there is a big potential for aviation business in Pakistan, mainly after CPEC. [huge_it_slider id=”223″] He said, at present, Thai Airways operates daily flights for Bangkok from Karachi and Lahore, and four in a week from Islamabad. He added that passenger traffic from Pakistan to Thailand is increasing. Last year, 100,000 visas were issued by Thailand embassy in Islamabad for tourists and businessmen. He informed…
KARACHI: Theming ‘Sufi Heritage: Counterculture Narrative and Peace building in the Era of Globalisation’ Department of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Government of Sindh organized 4th International Sufi Conferenceat Hotel Beach Luxury, Karachi last week. The two-day conference brings forth the scholars from 13 countries to engage with the cultural heritage narratives and prospects of peacebuilding in the global era. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) women-wing President Faryal Talpur, the Chief Guest on the occasion, said that the critical transformative potential of the conference would greatly benefit scholars and participants especially the young students. “I must congratulate the Department of Culture, Tourism…