BELARUS: Pakistan Ambassador Sajjad Haider Khan called on the Chairman of Belarusian House of Representatives H.E. Mr. Andreichenko Vladimir last week. The meeting was also attended by the Chairperson of the Standing Commission on International Affairs/Head of Pakistan-Belarus Friendship Group H.E. Mr. Savinykh Andrei. Welcoming the Ambassador to Belarus, the honourable Chairman recalled his last visit to Pakistan in 2017, highlighted the potential for bilateral cooperation, expressed satisfaction over the growing trade and economic relations which crossed US $ 52 million in 2020 and reiterated his invitation to the Parliamentary delegation from Pakistan headed by the Speaker of National Assembly…
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LONDON: The UK’s biggest bus and coach operator, Stagecoach, and the world’s leading open-top bus brand, City Sightseeing, have joined forces with Grupo Julià, a specialist in global tourism and mobility services, to launch a brand new sightseeing service for London. At a time when the country is re-opening and people are planning day trips and holidays, boosting domestic tourism will initially be absolutely crucial in supporting the restart of London’s economy, and in the longer term, encouraging the return of overseas tourism. The three partners have therefore come together to launch the new service to become the leading operator.…
PESHAWAR: In order to facilitate the tourists in the summer season, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has camping pods at different spots. As per details, the camping pods have been established at 10 tourist spots to provide facilities to the people visiting the northern areas of the country. The camping pods have been established at Thandiani, Sharan, Beshegram, Gabeen Jabba, Sheikh Badin, Mahabin, Yakh Tangi and other spots. Each spot contains 26 camping pods. Last week, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had issued new guidelines and coronavirus-related standard operating procedures (SOPs). All the hotels, guest houses, tour operators, had been directed…
GENEVA: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to make data-driven decisions when reopening borders to international travel, giving freedom to travel to those tested and vaccinated. Strategies without quarantine measures can enable international travel to restart with a low risk of introduction of Covid-19 to the travel destination, IATA said in a statement. Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General, said: “Covid-19 is something that we need to learn to manage, like we do other risks to health. We accept many things in society that we know come with risks—from consuming alcoholic beverages to how we drive. We don’t…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Tuesday announced the fare for its Air Safari service that is scheduled to start from June 12. According to PIA spokesperson, the inaugural flight will fly from Islamabad to Skardu on June 12 and the one-way fare for Air Safari service will be Rs25, 000. PIA has named this service ‘Sadpara Air Safari,’ after the prominent mountaineer, Ali Sadpara, who lost his life along with two international mountaineers during their quest to conquer K2 in winter. The national airline said that the Safari flight would operate every Saturday from the New Islamabad Airport and…
LONDON: After almost three years of construction and a £90m investment. With an internal area of 7,500m2, making it larger than a Premiership football pitch, Rolls Royce has opened a major milestone project of Aerospace. Testbed 80 was designed with distinctive technologies and systems which are more capable and complex than any previous engine testbeds. Earlier this year, the testbed conducted its first run on a Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine at the test facility in Derby, UK. “Testbed 80 is the largest facility of its type in the world. However, it is not only big but it is also smart…
KIGALI: RwandAir has become the first African airline to be awarded the top Diamond status rating for COVID-19 prevention measures, the highest attainable level. The award comes from APEX Health Safety, powered by SimpliFlying, for the airline’s sustained work to ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitisation for its customers and crew. The Diamond rating positions RwandAir as the safest airline in Africa and comes after RwandAir was recently announced as the first African airline to vaccinate all staff. APEX Health Safety, powered by SimpliFlying, sets the industry benchmark for customer-centric COVID-19 certification. It provides a scientifically-based validation system…
DOHA: Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker made a splash this week, saying he thought buying the Airbus A380s was the airline’s biggest mistake. It is a rare admission from an airline CEO who rarely backs down. Qatar Airways has a fleet of 10 Airbus A380s. All are presently inactive. Al Baker’s view on the plane doesn’t bode well for their future. “It was good when it had launched in 2002,” Akbar Al Baker told in an exclusive webinar interview this week. But with rising fuel prices and growing awareness about the environmental impact of flying, the mega jumbo is…
ISLAMABAD: To boost domestic and international tourism in the country, particularly tourism to northern regions of Pakistan, a new private airline ‘North Air’ will soon take to the skies of Pakistan. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) recently issued Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration (TPRI) license to the airline. It will initially operate flights to and from Islamabad, Skardu, Chitral, Gilgit, and Gwadar covering major tourist attractions. ‘North Air’ founder and co-owner Raja Nazeem ul Ameen is a businessman who hails from the Hunza valley of Gilgit-Baltistan. While talking to media Ameen said: “After acquiring the license, we are now in…
GILGIT: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started direct flights from Karachi to Skardu to promote tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan. The first PIA Airbus-320 landed at the Skardu Airport on Monday, May 24. The airline will operate two weekly flights from Karachi to Skardu. Earlier on April 7, the national carrier had launched direct flight operation from Lahore to Skardu twice a week. In a press release, GB Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon said the direct flights from Karachi to Skardu had been launched with a view to promoting tourism in the region and facilitating the local people. He said the federal…