MULTAN: The Employees Union of CAA staged a protest demonstration at Multan Airport against outsourcing the management, operation and development of three busiest &largest airports in Pakistan. The airports include Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, New Islamabad International Airport& Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore. Rana Muhammad Saleem, President Joint Action Committee, while speaking to the media said, “We demand the government to withdraw its decision.” He added, “The decision will render more than 10,000 employees jobless.” He added that handing over the profit showing airports to private sector would be a wrong step. “CAA Pakistan is earning more than Rs.26 Billion…
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Written by Ch. Faisal Mahmood This week also in the news is our favorite flag carrier of our country, on hearing or reading the very name of which, conjures up sentiments of bruised pride, concern, dismay, anger, tolerance and hope among Pakistanis, depending on their age and station in life. Ours is of bruised pride. Here the report is very disappointing and the report is that the airline major stations whether they are local or international have drastically missed the given revenue target by miles for the year of 2015-16.It is expected that the new management will show its displeasure…
NEW DELHI: India’s emergence as the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic overtaking Japan and now just behind China and the US comes as an opportunity for major aircraft manufacturers, including Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation, which recently expressed its desire to localise some of its production line in India with its local partner Mahindra Aerospace. According to a report, India with 100 million domestic air passenger traffic in 2016 stood behind only China (436 million) and the US (719 million). India beat Japan (97 million) and claimed third spot for itself. Not only that, India is expected to become the third largest aviation market (both domestic and international passenger traffic) by March…
Boeing has announced that it has agreed to sell 30 aircraft to Iran Aseman Airline in a deal worth $3 billion. In a statement, Boeing said it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Iran Aseman Airlines, expressing the airline’s intent to purchase 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The delivery of aircrafts would be scheduled to start in 2022. The agreement also provides the airline with purchase rights for 30 additional 737 MAXs. Boeing negotiated the memorandum under authorization from the US government, which said Iran had met its obligations under the nuclear accord signed in 2015. Boeing added…
BRUSSELS: The European Union legislature has overwhelmingly backed plans to allow Ukrainian citizens into the bloc for short stays without visas.The EU parliament on Thursday, 6 April, approved the plans by a 521-75 margin, with 36 abstentions, to allow Ukrainians who have biometric passports to enter the bloc for up to 90 days within any 180-day period. The legislation still needs to be approved one more time by the member states and should enter into force in June.The visa waiver will apply to all members of the 28nation EU except Britain and Ireland.The agreement will not give Ukrainians the right…
KARACHI: Power Bites is a selection of Mövenpick exclusive food items for children that focus on nutritional ingredients and healthy cooking methods presented in a surprising and fun way. It is an international initiative of Mövenpick Hotel and Resorts, which has signature dishes, standardized across the portfolio that is available within the hotels’ children menu and brunch. The cooking class was conducted at La Mamma, the Italian restaurant where Chef de cuisine Tanveer Hussain taught three Power Bites recipes to mother and children. The dishes taught included Tortilla Sleeping Bags, Caterpillar Chicken Sandwich and Bird Nest Spaghetti with a…
ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines by launching flights to Voronezh reaffirms its ongoing expansion strategy to provide travelers with the greatest number of travel destination options. With existing services to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Rostov, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Ufa, and Stavropol, Turkish Airlines now added Voronezh to its Russian network. Due to the capacity increase strategy of the carrier on its Russia flights, round-trip services between Istanbul and Voronezh will be operated as three times per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, beginning from today. Introductory round trip fares are available between Istanbul and Voronezh starting at 189 USD (including taxes and fees).…
According to the Travel & Tourism report of the World Economic Forum, Spain is the best country in the world to spend a holiday. The study, which looks at a number of factors, including business environment, safety and security, health and hygiene, price competitiveness, international openness, tourist service, transport infrastructure and natural resources, put the Mediterranean destination at the top of a list of 136 countries, with the UK following not too far behind in 5th place. [huge_it_slider id=”10″] The prestigious Travel and Tourism report of The World Economic Forum is released after every two years. Spain has topped the…
KARACHI: First meeting of FPCC&I standing committee on Tourism & travel held last week. The picture taken on the occasion shows Mr. Raees Siddique, Chairman of the committee, Mr. Habib Ullah Siddique, Senior Vice Chairman of the committee, Mr. Zubair Tufail, President FPCCI, Aamir Atta Bajwa, Senior Vice president, Irfan Ahmad Sarwana, Vice Chairman, Mr. Shakil Ahmed Dhingra along with other members of the committee.
ISLAMABAD: Seen here in the picture the Cricket Star & Test Captain of Pakistan Cricket Team Misbah Ul Haq being warmly received by Syed Rizwan Tirmizi Director Sales & Marketing of Islamabad Hotel when came to stay at the Hotel.