NEW DELHI: The Tata Group Thursday, January 27, regained control of Air India, 69 years after the Mumbai-based conglomerate relinquished its stake in the airline to the Central government. Ahead of the final handing-over formalities at Airlines House in New Delhi, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a press release, Tata Sons said: “We philosophically agree with the Prime Minister’s vision for the aviation sector, of making it affordable and ensuring it contributes to boosting ‘Ease of Living’ for citizens.” And in an internal letter to Air India employees after the handing over, Chandrasekaran…
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ISTANBUL: The top management of Turkey’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, was overhauled on Jan. 27 after three members of its board and executive committee, including chairperson İlker Aycı, resigned from their posts. Ahmet Bolat has been appointed new chairman of Turkish Airlines’ board and executive committee, a statement after a board meeting on Jan. 27 said. Aycı had been the chairman of the carrier since April 2015. After joining Turkish Airlines in 2005 at the strategy development department, Bolat had been the chief investment and technology officer at the company since 2012. Born in the Central Anatolian province of Konya…
MUSCAT: Oman Air Holidays has signed a partnership agreement with CONNECT, a subsidiary of Oman’s SABCO Group, becoming the exclusive travel partner for all CONNECT events on the 2022 calendar. As the Sultanate of Oman’s leading provider of inbound and outbound flight and holiday packages, Oman Air Holidays will offer event delegates, exhibitors, and visitors a variety of exclusive accommodation and tour packages, comprising flight tickets, transfers, excursions, and bespoke itineraries and add-ons. “The 2022 MICE season in Oman is shaping up to be a busy one, and we’re delighted to partner with CONNECT to facilitate and enhance the offering…
PESHAWAR: The exhibition of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tourism and investment potential concluded with much fanfare at the Pakistan Pavilion at Dubai Expo, said a communique received here on Friday. National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser was the chief guest while Pakistan’s Ambassador to United Arab Emirates Afzaal Mahmood was the guest of honor at the closing ceremony. Prominent representatives of the Pakistan Business Council, members of the Pakhtun Business Community, start-ups, and representatives from different walks of life also attended the event. An overview of the activities performed by various departments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government during the month-long exhibition was presented to…
DUBAI: Holidays by flydubai is offering attractive holiday packages including city breaks and tropical getaways starting from AED1, 199 ($326) per person for passengers to travel with someone special on this Valentine’s Day. These packages are available for booking by February 5, 2022, and for travel between February 12 and 16, 2022. Some of the destinations on offer: • Yerevan, Armenia from AED 1,199 per person for three nights including return flights, three-star hotel stays, and breakfast. All prices are based on two adults sharing a room. • Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, is a fascinating destination to explore. The picturesque city…
GENEVA: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to remove all travel barriers, including quarantine and testing, for those fully vaccinated as Covid-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage. IATA has also called for: A: Enabling quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated travelers with a negative pre-departure antigen test result. B: Removing travel bans, and C: Accelerating the easing of travel restrictions in recognition that travelers pose no greater risk for Covid-19 spread than already exists in the general population. “With the experience of the Omicron variant, there is mounting scientific evidence and opinion opposing the targeting…
DOHA: After refusing to take any more A350s until the problem is fixed, Airbus has terminated its 321neo contract with Qatar Airways. Airbus canceled an order for 50 single-aisle A321neo jets from Qatar Airways worth more than a billion dollars. The Associated Press reports that Airbus confirmed its decision to terminate the contract for the A321neo while Qatar Airways is embroiled in a legal battle over the grounding of the larger A350 plane. Qatar Airways announced in December that it would sue Airbus in London over what it said was the accelerated surface degradation of the wide-body A350. There was…
MULTAN: The preparations for the 17th Cholistan desert jeep rally were in progress as the rally was scheduled for February 9. Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) Deputy Manager Sheikh Ijaz told that the leveling of 225 kilometers rally track was being done. Ijaz said the online registration of the vehicles had also been started for thrilling mega tourism event from January 1st which will be continued by Jan 30 with a single fee while registration from 1st Feb would be made with a double fee. He informed that the single fee for the prepaid category was Rs 30,000 while…
ISLAMABAD: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) took place between Pakistan and Iraq to promote tourism between the two countries, a statement said on Friday. The MoU aims to reinforce people-to-people linkages between Iraq and Pakistan. Ambassador of Pakistan to Iraq and Iraqi minister for culture, tourism, and antiquities signed the MoU, terming the development an effort to strengthen and diversify bilateral collaboration between both the countries. The bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Iraq received a significant boost with a number of ministerial-level visits exchanged last year, in particular the visit of foreign minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, which was reciprocated…
KARACHI: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has refused to lift the ban imposed on the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to travel to European countries and the UK on the basis of the audit conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). EASA had suspended the authorization for Pakistani airlines to operate in Europe first for six months and then indefinitely in the wake of PIA’s PK8303 crashing in Karachi and a statement by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar that around 40 per cent of Pakistani pilots had fake or dubious licenses. Since then PIA is in trouble after the…