DUBAI: Oman Air unveiled the new First Class Mini Suite of its Dreamliner 787 -9 fleet on the opening day of Arabian Travel Market, a key travel and tourism event taking place in Dubai from April 22-25. Maitha Al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary, Oman Ministry of Tourism, unveiled the Mini Suite at the Oman Air stand on April 22. Media and invited trade guests present at the ceremony witnessed first-hand some of the industry-leading features available to guests flying First Class with Oman Air. The suite offers unparalleled levels of comfort and ultimate luxury with one of the longest lie-flat seat available…
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DUBAI: Emirates has introduced yet another pampering service ‘Home Check-in’, a new service which allows customers to check in to their flights from anywhere in Dubai. The service is available for customers across all classes travelling on Emirates flights. The new service enables Emirates passengers to complete the security check and check-in from the comfort of their home, hotel or office and have their luggage transported to the airport prior to their flight. An Emirates check-in agent will arrive at the preferred location to weigh and tag the bags as well as check-in the customers and issue boarding passes. Customers…
Airbus, which is showcasing its “Flight Lab” BLADE demonstrator aircraft for the first time at a major air show, has signed an accord with representatives of the numerous stakeholders to not only mark the joint success of bringing this unique programme to fruition, but also affirm their desire to build on this programme in the European framework of Clean Sky. The stakeholders present together with Airbus CEO Tom Enders at the ceremony included members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, the German Government, European Member States and industrial partners across Europe. The BLADE project, which stands for “Breakthrough Laminar…
PESHAWAR: Aneight-member delegation from China visited archeological sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The delegation also Peshawar Museum and evinced keen interest in the findings and discoveries of Buddhism and Buddhist heritage. [huge_it_slider id=”226″] The delegation, comprising Chinese scholars, professors and researchersfrom the Peking University, Beijing, National Arts University, Singapore Institute, Ranwan University and Research Centre, China, was accorded welcome by General Manager Tourist Information Centers (TICs) Muhammad Ali Syed, In-charge Museum Curator Muhammad Asif, Assistant Protocol Officer Chinese Division of Pakistan Foreign Office Muhammad Tariq and other officials. Curator Asif briefed the visiting scholars, researchers and archaeologists on the archaeological sites…
According to a recent survey conducted by AirHelp, the world’s leading air passenger rights company, almost half of US air passengers feel mistreated by airlines. According to this survey, which included more than 2,000 respondents, almost one tenth of all travelers who experienced flight disruptions reported being stranded at the airport when their flights were delayed, and more than one in every 10 passengers reported having missed a relationship milestone or special event due to a flight disruption. According to EU regulation EC 261, which protects U.S. passengers on flights on European airlines flying to the EU, and any flight…
KARACHI: Turkish Airlines organized a Bowling Tournament 2018, held at Arena-Family Recreational & Sports Complex last week. Flying to 121 countries through more than 300 destinations worldwide, the airline prides itself for supporting different games and sports around the world. . The Karachi event was well supported and participated by the trade partner Travel agents of Karachi. Mr. Fatih Atacan TEMEL, Ex-General Manager Turkish Airlines Karachi and Agha Ahmed Husain, Sales Manager Turkish Airlines welcomed the participants and supervise the event. The participants appreciated the for organizing the sport activity.
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. …
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…