DUBAI: Emirates airline has denied any plans of cutting back on its existing workforce, a Gulf News report quoting a spokesperson of the airline said. The Dubai-based carrier was responding to media reports on Tuesday that it is laying off “dozens” of its staff to streamline its operations. Emirates continues to hire new employees and has no immediate plans to reduce its existing workforce, the spokesperson said. The airline, however, confirmed that it has cut back on recruitment of additional personnel, as it utilises existing human resources to maintain its operations.
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SHANGHAI: Princess Cruises, today on July 11 announced that Majestic Princess, the first new international luxury cruise liner tailor-made for China, has arrived in Shanghai to begin her maiden season. Yao Ming and Ye Li served as Naming Ambassadors and officially named Majestic Princess during an inaugural ceremony. The ceremony was also attended by Wang Hong, the party secretary of Baoshan District and director general of Shanghai International Cruise Business Institute, Arnold Donald, President and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc and Jan Swartz, group president, Princess Cruises and Carnival Australia, Chinese travel agent partners, national and local media and…
A volcano on Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain that has erupted frequently in the past eight months has sent up another ash cloud, leading an agency to issue a warning to aviation. Frequent eruption of the volcano can prove very dangerous for the aviation industry of the region around. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the Bogoslof volcano erupted at 10:15 a.m. Saturday Alaska time, creating an ash cloud that rose to 5.6 miles (9 kilometers) above sea level. The agency issued a red warning/alert to aviation because of the ash cloud. Bogoslof has erupted periodically since mid-December.
DUBAI: It’s now official: Dubai International Airport has the fastest internet connection among major passenger terminals around the world. [huge_it_slider id=”63″] Speedtest, which measures internet performance, has just released the results of its study using data for March to May 2017. It looked at speeds of free airport Wi-Fi and local cellular signals at the busiest airline hubs. The results of the study showed that travellers won’t get disappointed if they have plenty of time to kill while waiting for their flight at Dubai International. The free Wi-Fi at the airport emerged as the fastest in Asia, Europe or Africa.…
KARACHI: Last Week Gerry’s International’s Human Resource Department arranged an interactive session exclusively for its female employees on “Personal Grooming and Beauty” by a famous beautician in the media industry Mrs. Angie Marshall, who has won several international awards as well as appeared on famous TV shows for her amazing skills. Mrs. Angie Marshall is a renowned Beautician from Angie’s Salon & Institute. The main focus of the session revolved around personal grooming by teaching via live examples and guiding employees about personal appearance, how to take care of their skin and appropriate makeup application. Also to have a better…
PATA’s Bangkok headquarters has retained once again its EarthCheck Silver-level Sustainability Certification. This achievement is for a second consecutive year. Taking proper guidance and instruction from EarthCheck, a leading scientific benchmarking, certification and advisory group for the travel and tourism industry,the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) head office team worked hard in the collection and collation of relevant operational data on daily practices in order to be benchmarked against EarthCheck’s global sustainability standard. The PATA head office received Bronze Benchmarked Sustainability Certification in 2015 and the Silver Certification in May 2016. The EarthCheck benchmarking data embraces water and energy consumption,…
DOHA: Qatar Airways has started direct service between Doha and Nice, the airline’s second destination in France. Qatar Airways first flight QR 53 operated by a Boeing B787 Dreamliner departed from Hamad International Airport (HIA) on Tuesday, 4 July. Located on the magnificent French Riviera, Nice has a true cosmopolitan vibe with fashionable boutiques and restaurants, alongside magnificent beaches. The city is also the gateway to the South of France, including popular destinations such as Cannes, St. Tropez, Antibes and the region of Provence, while also being within easy reach of neighbouring Monaco and Northern Italy. Qatar Airways Group Chief…
KARACHI: While briefing the Special Committee meeting on the performance of PIA held at its head office here under the chairmanship of the Convener of the Special Committee, Senator Mushahidullah Khan, the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Aviation Division, Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan said that the government is doing its best to ensure the `effective functioning’ of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).The committee Meeting Held Here in Karachi on Thursday, 6 July. The Adviser was of the view that the airline needs a `good leadership ‘, which should take concrete steps on emergent basis. `We want to compete with…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) last week called upon the Pakistani diplomats to play role in promoting tourism potential of Pakistan in their host countries as Pakistan has immense potential to attract tourists from around the world. President ICCI Khalid Iqbal Malik said that tourism creates jobs, alleviates poverty and contributes significantly to the economic development of a country. He said that Pakistan has places in Northern Areas, Azad Kashmir, Lahore, Moenjodaro, Thatta and in many other areas that are ranked one of the best in the world for tourism, but Pakistan is still unexplored for…
LONDON: The transport management of UK has announced that more trains will serve Heathrow Airport and a western rail link. Alongside the introduction of Oyster and Contactless gates at Heathrow from May 2018, TfL and department of transport have agreed for two Crossrail, Elizabeth Line trains to stop at Terminal 5 every hour. The total number of trains from central London to Heathrow will therefore increase from 18 per hour to 22. This means a Heathrow-bound train will leave central London every two-and-a-half minutes. Passengers travelling to London via HS2 will be able to use the Old Oak Common Interchange…