KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has notified promotions of more than 100 flight attendants from Group 6 to 7, as reported on Wednesday, May 19. A notification was issued by the PIA management regarding the promotion of over 100 flight attendants which came into effect from May 7, 2021. According to the spokesperson, the flight attendants have been awarded promotions based on their performance. The promoted flight attendants will receive 10 per cent of basic pay as a promotional increase.
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QUETTA: The national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Tuesday, May 18, resumed its domestic flights to Zhob, making Zhob airport functional after a gap of three years. The first ATR flight PK-528 carrying 36 passengers, which operated from Karachi International Airport, landed at Zhob airport on Tuesday, May 18. Balochistan Minister for Livestock Mitha Khan Kakar, PIA General Manager Balochistan Bilal Afzal, Station Manager Zhob airport Abdul Shakoor, Assistant Commissioner Zhob Rohana Kakar, and other officials received the passengers. The PIA officials said that initially, two flights would operate on the Karachi-Zhob and Zhob-Karachi routes on a weekly…
ABU DHABI: The UAE Ministry of Economy announced that the amended Commercial Companies Law will come into effect on June 1, 2021, allowing foreign investors and entrepreneurs to establish and fully own onshore companies. The UAE government has recently adopted an amendment to the Commercial Companies Law allowing 100 percent foreign ownership of companies, reported Emirates news agency Wam. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, said: “The amended Commercial Companies Law aims at boosting the country’s competitive edge and is a part of UAE government efforts to facilitate doing business.” Bin Touq added that the amendments introduced by…
ATHENS: Greece formally opened to visitors on Saturday, May 15, kicking off a summer season it hopes will resurrect its vital tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic. After months of lockdown restrictions, Greece also opened its museums this week, including the Acropolis museum, home to renowned sculptures from Greek antiquity. As of Saturday, foreign tourists will be allowed in Greece if they have been vaccinated or can show negative COVID-19 test results. Travel between regions, including to the islands, will also be allowed for those with negative tests or vaccinations. “Greece is offering what people need,” Tourism Minister Harry…
DUBAI: Addressing delegates at Arabian Travel Market 2021 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Dr Adam Wu, CEO, CBN Travel & MICE, which has offices in Beijing and London, said that China was ready for international travel – it has already opened its borders to 36 European and 13 Asian countries. Dr Wu was speaking via video link during a conference panel session on the opening day of the show, Sunday May 16 and confirmed that according to China’s civil aviation administration, a total of 105 airlines including 19 Chinese carriers, are now flying to 55 different countries, culminating in…
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has resumed its international flights through 43 international stations in 30 destinations, reported Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The move comes after the Ministry of Interior’s decision to lift the suspension of citizens’ travel outside the Kingdom came into effect. Saudi Airlines confirmed that it will operate 153 scheduled flights every week from Riyadh, and 178 flights from Jeddah. Furthermore, the resumption of the first international flights departing from the Kingdom will be from Riyadh to Hyderabad, and from Jeddah to Dhaka. As for its first international…
CHRISTCHURCH: Air New Zealand’s charity has taken a special group of children on a mystery flight adventure. Koru Care, a charity established to give children with illnesses or disabilities the opportunity to see the world, took 50 children on a unique flight path around the centre of New Zealand today. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight, Registration ZK-NZE and flown by Chief Pilot Captain David Morgan, traced a Kiwi after it departed from Christchurch this morning towards the West Coast of New Zealand, looping around Taranaki then taking a few turns before landing back in Christchurch. Air New Zealand CEO Greg…
KARACHI: Tourism and hospitality sector has been suffering worldwide since the advent of Covid-19 early last year, bringing it practically to a halt with the continued spread of the Virus. Pakistan’s hospitality and tourism sector however, has been the worse hit as it was not flourishing to begin with, and with tourism at a complete standstill, the very survival of this sector is at stake. In a recent webinar conducted by FPCCI’s Central Standing Committee on Tourism Development with tourism and hospitality stakeholders and as the socio-economic crises of Covid-19 are far from over, the numerous problems are being faced…
LONDON: London’s Heathrow Airport has delayed the planned reopening of Terminal 3 due to “ongoing uncertainty” over rolling travel restrictions imposed by the UK government. T3, which was shuttered in April 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic made its first sweep around the world, was previously slated to welcome back selected airlines and passengers from May 17, with Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines among the first to return. That timeline has now been pushed back to at least the end of May, with early June also considered a realistic restart. “We are continuing to prepare for the restart of international…
LAHORE: To the extent of route (Derince-Kapikoy) originating and passing through its territory, Turkey has announced tariff /charges for Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad freight train. However, schedule for resumption of the train which is called ECO (Economic Cooperation Organisation) is yet to be agreed and finalised by Pakistan, Iran and Turkey due to various issues. According to a report submitted by the quarters concerned in the Turkish government (railways, foreign and logistic affairs) at a recent meeting held by the ECO secretariat virtually, the container tariff for export, import and transit had been set as 0.18 Euro per km and 0.23 Euro per…