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Turkish Airlines updates network with new destinations

Turkish Airlines updates network with new destinations

posted today | Monday, 20 May 2013

Turkish Airlines is updating its network throughout the month of May with a number of new destinations announced. New routes include services to Isparta, Turkey; Santiago De Compostela, Spain; Valetta, Malta; and Salzburg Austria. From May 20, roundtrip flights between Istanbul and Isparta, ...

ADAC predicts growth for the summer months

ADAC predicts growth for the summer months

posted today | Monday, 20 May 2013

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced that a number of airlines are set to increase their weekly number of flights to and from the UAE capital over the upcoming summer months, with a total of 1,065 flights per week anticipated – a 15 per cent rise in comparison to summer 2012 period. The ...

Gama Aviation expands Sharjah FBO offering

Gama Aviation expands Sharjah FBO offering

posted today | Monday, 20 May 2013

Gama Group, a global business aviation services provider, has announced that its Middle East based business unit, Gama Aviation is expanding Gama’s customer offering at Sharjah International Airport. Gama’s Sharjah FBO provides a gateway to Sharjah, Dubai and the Northern Emirates and reports a 75 ...

Etihad Airways boosts its airport services portfolio

Etihad Airways boosts its airport services portfolio

posted today | Monday, 20 May 2013

Etihad Airways announced that it has finalised the agreement to acquire three airport services companies from Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), namely the Abu Dhabi Airport Services (ADAS), Abu Dhabi In-Flight Catering (ADIFC) and Abu Dhabi Cargo Company (ADCC) – a move set to consolidate the ...

Emirates Airline to operate A380 on Brisbane and Auckland services

Emirates Airline to operate A380 on Brisbane and Auckland services

posted | Friday, 17 May 2013

Emirates Airline is set to operate its A380 aircraft on the Dubai to Brisbane and Auckland route as of October 1, 2013. With two daily Brisbane services, this development will see an increase in capacity of 135 seats for sale per flights and 1,890 a week. The twice-daily service is ...

Gulf Air completes IATA Operational Safety Audit

Gulf Air completes IATA Operational Safety Audit

posted | Thursday, 16 May 2013

Gulf Air has announced completion of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), an internationally recognised evaluation system which aims to assess the operational safety of airlines. Gulf Air also stated its support for the Enhanced IOSA, an evolved version of the current IOSA Audit that the ...

Etihad Airways officially launches its Amsterdam service

Etihad Airways officially launches its Amsterdam service

posted | Thursday, 16 May 2013

Etihad Airways’ inaugural flight to Amsterdam took off on May 15, 2013, marking the launch of its newest service. Flight EY77, carrying the KL code of the Dutch national carrier KLM, departed Abu Dhabi airport on schedule at 09:30 local time. Upon disembarking the aircraft on arrival, the ...

MEBAA to host inaugural Middle East Business Aviation Conference in KSA

MEBAA to host inaugural Middle East Business Aviation Conference in KSA

posted | Wednesday, 15 May 2013

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has announced it is hosting the inaugural Middle East Business Aviation Conference (MEBAC) in Saudi Arabia. The conference is to be held under the patronage of president, General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), HH Prince Fahd bin ...

Etihad Airways’ PointsPay scoops award at 2013 Contactless & Mobile Awards

Etihad Airways’ PointsPay scoops award at 2013 Contactless & Mobile Awards

posted | Tuesday, 14 May 2013

PointsPay, the solution enabling members of Etihad Airways’ loyalty programme, Etihad Guest, to convert their Etihad Guest Miles to cash, has received industry recognition with Loylogic – the developer of PointsPay and a leading innovator of loyalty e-commerce and e-payment solutions. The ...

Middle East Airlines partners with Golden Tulip Hotels

Middle East Airlines partners with Golden Tulip Hotels

posted | Monday, 13 May 2013

An alliance between Middle East Airlines ‘Cedar Miles’ programme with Golden Tulip Hotels has recently been announced, with a signing ceremony being hosted by Golden Tulip Serenada Hamra Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. Chairman, Middle East Airlines, Mohamad El Hout joined president – MENA, Golden ...

Changi Airport welcomes back the Swiss national carrier

Changi Airport welcomes back the Swiss national carrier

posted | Monday, 13 May 2013

Changi Airport Group (CAG) has announced the return of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), as the airline is set to operate daily Zurich-Singapore services with the 219-seat Airbus A340-300 aircraft featuring a three-class configuration. SWISS’ flight schedule is timed to meet the needs of ...

Changi Airport Group honours its airline partners at awards ceremony

Changi Airport Group honours its airline partners at awards ceremony

posted | Friday, 10 May 2013

Changi Airport Group (CAG) presented the airline community with 34 awards at the Changi Airline Awards 2013. The annual awards event, in its eighth year, was attended by Singapore’s Minister for Transport, Lui Tuck Yew at the Regent Hotel. This year’s ‘Partner of the Year’ award was ...

Growth predicted in UAE car rental sector

Growth predicted in UAE car rental sector

posted | Friday, 10 May 2013

UAE’s car rental sector has reportedly grown at a CAGR of 5.38 per cent between 2008 and 2012, reaching $212.9 million, according to Timetric. The country’s relatively small size and predominantly road-based transport infrastructure, coupled with the lack of domestic airlines, means that the ...

Etihad Airways recognised at the World Travel Awards

Etihad Airways recognised at the World Travel Awards

posted | Thursday, 09 May 2013

Etihad Airways announced that it scooped three awards at the recently held World Travel Awards (WTA) Middle East, namely the ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline’ for the seventh consecutive year; ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline First Class’; and ‘Middle East’s Leading Cabin Crew’. President, Etihad ...

flydubai reports rising passenger traffic

flydubai reports rising passenger traffic

posted | Thursday, 09 May 2013

flydubai has recorded rising passenger traffic to the UAE and has attributed the growth to the relaxing of visa requirements. “Simplified visa processes and lower barriers to travel have contributed significantly to rising passenger traffic to the UAE,” said CEO, flydubai, Ghaith Al Ghaith. ...

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