Written by Ch. Faisal Mahmood The most basic principle underlying the worldwide elevation of Tourism to its policy status of Visitor Economy is that local assets; whether physical or abstract – should be activated to sustain community pride and to generate income and thereby ensure its socio economic wellbeing. Other countries, which were part of the Mughal and British Raj like ours, have glorified even the smallest physical evidence of that part of their history; not only palaces but even roadside monuments and animal feed-troughs of that period are taken care of and added to their Tourism assets. But in…
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KARACHI: As some construction work is underway at Gwadar Airport and on runway, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is keeping the airport closed and non-operation till July 31 and An alternative runway has not been designated by the authority as yet. Sources said following the refurbishment work, the Airbus A-320 will be able to land at the airport. In February this year, Balochistan Chief Secretary Saifullah Chatta said construction work on the Gwadar International Airport, costing Rs22 billion, would be completed in October. He further said that the Gwadar airport would cater to the needs of the Gwadar deep-sea…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has decided to allot business class seats to the senior citizens and aged-pilgrims during the Hajj operations. It was decided during a high-level meeting on Wednesday, 12 Julywith PM’s Advisor on Aviation Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan in the chair. This decision would help senior citizens reaping the benefits of PIA’s extra facilities without additional charges. Sardar Mehtab directed the PIA Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Tahir Niaz to ensure the provision of business class seats to the aged pilgrims on a priority basis, and labeled discretionary powers to allot business class seats as unreasonable. He assured…
DUBAI: Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai was announced the winner of the ‘Best Airport Hotel’ at the Arabian Travel Awards held in Dubai on 4th July 2017. The black-tie event was attended by over 150 professionals from the travel and tourism sector of the Middle East. Hotel Manager, Chady Kanaan received the award on behalf of the hotel. Expressing his delight on winning the award, Mr Simon Moore, General Manager of Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai, said, “I am very proud to announce another achievement. We are truly grateful to Arabian Travel Awards for this amazing recognition. Awards such as…
DOHA: Speaking in Dublin last week, Mr. Al Baker derided his American competitors, saying there is no need to fly on “crap” carriers where “you know you will always be served by grandmothers”. By way of comparison, he said, “The average age of my cabin crew is only 26 years”. Realizing his mistake, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive H.E. Mr. Akbar Al Baker today issued the following statement: “I should like to apologize unreservedly to those offended by my recent remarks which compared Qatar Airways cabin crew with cabin crew on US carriers. The remarks were made informally at a…
BANGKOK: Airbus SE on 1 July integrated as planned its Group structure with its largest division, Commercial Aircraft. Following a reorganisation announced in September 2016, Airbus will benefit from a simpler structure that enables faster decision-making, less bureaucracy, greater collaboration and increased efficiency. This structure will also facilitate the digitalisation programme currently under implementation. The newly merged Airbus together with the two divisions, Helicopters and Defence and Space, are served by fully integrated support teams in key functions such as finance, human resources, legal, ethics and compliance, strategy & international and communications. Airbus’ executive management team is integrated under Chief…
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.
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.…