NEW YORK: The Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet that was the favourite American presidents and key to affordable mass market air travel in the United States, passed into aviation history last week. Nearly 50 years after the debut, the 747 took its final commercial flight with an American carrier on Tuesday, December 19 on Delta Air Lines’ Seoul-to-Detroit route. It “made flying available for everyone,” said Boeing Chief Company historian Michael Lombardi said of the iconic jet. “The 747 gave wings to the world.” Aerospace consultant Michel Merluzeau said the plane changed travel. “All of a sudden, you could…
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ISLAMABAD: The Ninth National Art Exhibition kicked off at Pakistan National Council of the Art (PNCA) last week.The Art Exhibition was inaugurated by the Minister of State for information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyam Aurangzeb. More than 600 artworks in different formats went on display at the Exhibition. The two-month-long exhibition is dedicated to nine legendary artists of Pakistan including Ms. Hajra Mansur, Ijazul Hassan, Mansur Rahi, Iqbal Geofrey, Saeed Akhtar, Zulqarnain Haider, Ahmed Khan, Bashir Ahmad and Colin David.As many as 556 paintings and 140 sculptures and installations by 384artists from all over the country have been included in…
MUSCAT: Oman Air took home two awards at the World Travel Awards, which took place last week at JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa, Vietnam, claiming the titles ‘World’s Leading Airline – Economy Class’ and ‘World’s Ultimate Service Award in Hospitality’. The awards were received by Hamad Al Harthy, Acting Regional Vice President – Far East, on behalf of Oman Air. The year 2017 has been a stellar year for Oman Air; the airline has been presented with a multitude of awards and accolades from renowned organizations around the globe, including four World Travel Awards. Earlier this…
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) will organise a three-day international conference on tourism from January 29 in Islamabad under the auspices of World Tourism Organization which would be attended by around 150 countries. While addressing a media briefing on Wednesday, 20 December, Managing Director PTDC, Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor said the conference would be a major achievement which would help promote soft image of Pakistan in the world. He said secretary general of the WTO would also visit Pakistan next year. He stated that we are keen to promote tourism and strengthen the position of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation in…
KARACHI: Adviser to the PM on Aviation Sardar Mahtab Ahmed Khan has said that comprehensive strategy has been made to cope with the modern era challenges posed to the aviation sector due to the continuous growth in air traffic. He said the principle decision has been taken to review and redefine the aviation policy and to restructure the civil aviation authority along with level playing field to upgrade and edifice the performance of airlines as per the requirements of contemporary markets and customers. He asserted the concerned authority to present a report after the consultation to all airlines in this…
KARACHI: Last week Airblue organized the Annual Dinner reception for the travel agents of Karachi. Mr. Mustansir Ali Khan, District Manager-Karachi Airblue and his sales team welcomed the guests. The dinner reception held at Rangoli, Arena. Dinner was followed by ten pin bowling and other fun filled activities. All the leading travel agents attended the event and enjoyed Airblue’s hospitality along with recreational activities at the end. [huge_it_slider id=”154″]
LAHORE: Mahan Air, a Premier Iranian Airline has started its operations from Pakistan. The flights are scheduled form Lahore to Tehran, every Monday & Thursday morning. The inaugural Ceremony was held at Lahore Press Club on Wednesday, December 20. Mr. Mehdi Aliyari, Senior Advisor to Managing Director & Vice President, Mahan Air, formally announced the flight Operations. Speaking on the occasion, he said that Pakistan and Iran are maintaining a bond of brotherhood and friendship since decades, sharing the true spirit of neighborhood and common cultural ties. [huge_it_slider id=”153″] “Flight operations inauguration of Mahan Air in Pakistan will help further…
ABU DHABI: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, on Thursday, December 21, issued a resolution, restructuring the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC). According to the resolution, Abu Bakr Siddiq Al Khouri will chair the newly reshuffled board with Shaikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan as Vice-Chairman. The board membership includes Mohammad Hamad Al Hamli, Abdullah Abdul Hamid Al Sahi, Saeed Rashid Al Zaabi, Tony Douglas and HeshamMalek Khalid.
KARACHI: Mr. Philippe, Executive Pastry Chef Marriott Hotel Karachi baked scrumptious cakes for Christmas this year. A ravishing display was made right next to the Christmas tree and everyone was mesmerized by his expertise &creativity. All the guests in the lobby took hundreds of pictures of the cake display while ordering the same cakes and Philippe became the famous star for his gorgeous cakes. [huge_it_slider id=”152″]
Paris, the global hub of art, fashion and culture, is the most popular destination for luxury travelers in 2017, a recent survey has found. The survey is sourced on data from over 3 million visitors in 2017. [huge_it_slider id=”150″] Dubai is the second most popular luxury travel destination of 2017.Dubai, New York, London and Singapore round out the top 5 destinations for luxury travelers according to the survey. Besides Dubai, another city in the UAE, Abu Dhabi also made the list. The city has recently opened the Louvre and has a range of high end resorts and attractions under development.…