KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government has announced plans to complete three major airport projects, being built at a total investment of KD1.45 billion ($4.79 billion), over the next three years, said a report. The biggest of the three is the KD1.31 billion ($4.33 billion) Kuwait International Airport, which is being built by Turkish Limak Construction Company. Work on the KD60-million ($198.5 million) support airport (T4) is set to start this year along with the Al Jazeera passenger terminal and will be completed by mid-2018, stated the report, citing sources. The giant Kuwait International Airport project will however be ready only by…
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IBIZA-SPAIN: The Golden Moon Awards Gala, forming part of the 4th International Nightlife Congress held in Ibiza on October 9 and 10, by the International Nightlife Association, have located the city of Las Vegas and the island of Ibiza as the most popular destinations important for the quality of its nightlife establishments. The list of The World’s 100 Best Clubs, elaborated through direct voting by users and a professional jury, chooses the best venues around the world. American and Spanish clubs stand out for the number of venues that have stood out in this selection, led by Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach…
KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways today unveiled a brand new livery for its fleet, new cabin interiors and stylish new crew uniforms ahead of new route launches. The aircraft livery and cabin interiors will be rolled out across the fleet during the next three months and completed by the end of the year, while travellers will begin to see the new uniforms starting today. The new livery will feature eye-catching tailfin designs unique to each aircraft in the airline’s fleet, giving each aircraft its own identity while being united under the airline’s new brand. The airline is based in Kuwait and operates…
ISTANBOL: Turkey and the United States of America are NATO partners. Turkey has a flourishing tourism industry and is considered as one of the best tourism destinations in the world. In a surprising move, this weekend tourism just died between the US and Turkey when both countries stopped issuing tourist visas to their citizens. Turkey on Sunday suspended non-immigrant visa services at all Turkish diplomatic facilities in the United States, in a tit-for-tat move amid escalating tensions between the NATO allies. Just hours after the US mission to Turkey announced it was restricting visa services, saying that recent events had…
DALLAS: Corporate-jet makers are flooding the market, spurring deep discounts for new aircraft and fuelling a three-year slide in prices of used planes. Most major manufacturers, including Gulfstream and Bombardier Inc, which is also contending with rising hurdles in its commercial-jet business, have slowed production in the last couple years as demand for private jets sagged. That still hasn’t been enough to halt declines in aircraft values, say consultants, brokers and analysts in the $18 billion industry. Gone is the optimism stoked by the election of President Donald Trump, a corporate-jet maven with his own Boeing 757, along with hopes…
The sixteenth annual presentation of the Skal International Sustainable Tourism Awards has taken place on Friday 6 October 2017 during the Opening Ceremony of the 78th Skal World Congress held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC). These awards have enjoyed growing success since their launch in 2002 to highlight best practices in tourism around the world and also serve the purpose of acquainting the world with this new concept that puts emphasis on the importance of the interaction of the physical, cultural and social environment the traveller’s responsibility and the need for active community participation for Sustainability. This year, they are being officially sponsored by…
CAROLINA: Boeing has rolled out the first 787-10 Dreamliner built for Singapore Airlines at its final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. The airplane will now undergo the painting of the airline’s livery and begin its system checks, fuelling, and engine runs.Singapore Airlines is due to take delivery of its first 787-10 in the first half of 2018 and will be operated on the airline’s medium-haul routes.Singapore Airlines is the launch customer of the 787-10 and currently has 30 airplanes on firm order.The airline also signed a letter of intent in February to purchase 19 additional 787-10s. “Boeing is…
MANAMA: Bahrain’s national airline Gulf Air said it has entered into a codeshare agreement with flag carrier Turkish Airlines, effective from November 1. The agreement will expand the travel opportunities for the passengers of both airlines with jointly operated double daily flights between Bahrain and Istanbul, said a statement from Gulf Air. Gulf Air and Turkish Airlines each operate a daily flight on this route and, as per the terms of this agreement, both carriers will place their codes on both airlines’ flights. This new codeshare agreement will be applied to the flights operated by both carriers to Manama and…
MADRID: Forward-thinking airlines understand that the critical combination of next-generation airline IT systems, along with the best global distribution capabilities and air travel content, are necessary to serve their customers and operate their business successfully. Under a new agreement announced today between Amadeus and Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline is poised to harness the best of both in support of its business strategy to enhance customer experience, improve profitability and operational performance in support of its growing international network. Air Canada has signed for the full Amadeus Altéa Suite passenger service system (PSS) including reservations, inventory, and departure control solutions.…
KARACHI: Sabre Travel Network Pakistan (Lahore office) recently held a joint workshop with Turkish Airlines. Pictures taken on the occasion show the participants during after the workshop.