Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, flew hundreds of UFC participants including athletes and event crew to Abu Dhabi as the city prepares to host UFC Fight Island. UFC is the biggest mixed martial arts tournament in the world, with more than 300 million fans around the world. Etihad is the official airline […]
Category Archives: Middle East
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Jul
Jul
Dubai Tourism hosted a virtual forum for stakeholders and partners to share its industry outlook ahead of the city’s reopening to international tourists on July 7. The forum discussed plans for reopening the city to foreign tourists, the local and global impact of the pandemic, future industry trends, global marketing initiatives, business events in Dubai, […]
India, Kerala, Middle East, News, Round Up
Air India Express to connect south Indian cities from Sharjah – Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Coimbatore included
05
Jul
Jul
Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India, has announced nine new flights connecting various south Indian cities from July 9-14. The move follows the UAE government’s objection to Vande Bharat Mission flights operated by Air India. Air India Express will operate these flights as part of the repatriation mission from Sharjah, according to the […]
Middle East, News, Round Up
Chartered flights from UAE get cancelled as India denies permission; Kozhikode, Madurai trips fail to take off on Saturday
05
Jul
Jul
UAE-based Indian welfare groups are anxious about the fate of future repatriation flights from the country after two chartered flights to India could not take off on Saturday in the absence of approvals from authorities in India, according to a Khaleej Times report. The Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC), a welfare organisation, said the Etihad […]
Aviation, Headlines Slider, Middle East, News
Flying economy class in this airline? Get ready to wear a face shield in addition to the mandatory mask
05
Jul
Jul
Qatar Airways will now require economy class passengers to wear a face shield in addition to a face covering. The face shields will be supplied by Qatar Airways at check-in and economy class passengers will only be allowed to remove them during meal and drink services. The rules will not be extended to business or […]
Headlines Slider, Middle East, News
St Petersburg, Ras Al Khaimah, among new destinations to sign up for WTTC’s global safety and hygiene stamp
05
Jul
Jul
St Petersburg and Ras Al Khaimah are among the latest destinations to sign up to the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched recently by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The growing list of endorsements have come from many major holiday and city destinations around the world, such as Kenya, St. […]
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Jul
Jul
Oman has said that no fines are being levied for expired tourist visas until July 15, as the country is battling to stem the new coronavirus and prop up the economy. “Currently, there are no fines on holders of tourist visas in the Sultanate,” said Major Mohammed Al Hashami of the Royal Oman Police (ROP). […]
Aviation, Middle East, News, Top Stories
Gulf Air to resume Abu Dhabi, Dubai direct flights from July 5
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Jul
Jul
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has announced that it will resume its direct Abu Dhabi and Dubai flights with scheduled operations starting from July 5. Gulf Air has been operating direct flights between Bahrain and the UAE since 1954 and both Abu Dhabi and Dubai have always been key successful routes within the […]
Aviation, Headlines Slider, Middle East, News
Qatar Airways to reinstate 18 more destinations by mid-July
03
Jul
Jul
Doha-based Qatar Airways has started to reinstate 18 more destinations worldwide. By mid-July, the airline’s network will expand to over 430 weekly flights servicing more than 65 destinations. On Wednesday, the national carrier of the State of Qatar relaunched 11 more destinations, its largest single day of restarts. The carrier said it continues to work […]
Aviation, Headlines Slider, Middle East, News
Dubai carrier Emirates refunds $500 million to passengers in past two months
03
Jul
Jul
Emirates airline said it has refunded over $500 million (AED1.9bn) to nearly 650,000 passengers in the last two months, following through on its promise to accelerate Covid-19-related requests from customers. The Dubai carrier had announced in April that it would work on increasing its online capabilities to deal with nearly half a million refund requests from customers […]
Aviation, Middle East, News, Round Up
Etihad to fly to seven Indian destinations shortly – Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai included
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Jul
Jul
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways will add 15 more destinations shortly, which will include some major cities across the Indian subcontinent. “Throughout July, we’re planning to operate flights to more than 40 worldwide destinations. We continue to work closely with the UAE government and global aviation authorities to increase our network in the future,” the UAE […]
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Jun
Jun
Emirates has announced that it will restart passenger flights to Cairo and Tunis from July 1, Glasgow (from July 15) and Malé (from July 16). This will bring Emirates’ network to 52 destinations in July, offering travellers convenient connections between the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas through its Dubai hub, while ensuring the […]
Aviation, Middle East, News, Round Up
Emirates to resume seven more services as travel restrictions ease
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Jun
Jun
Dubai carrier Emirates is looking to resume another seven passenger services next month as the emirate continues to ease travel restrictions. The airline will relaunch flights to Khartoum from July 3, Osaka from July 7, Narita from July 8 and Athens, Larnaca and Rome from July 5. The latest series of resumptions means the airline […]
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Jun
Jun
Dubai Tourism has teamed up with Snapchat with the aim to remind travellers of the fantastic weather in the Middle East and showcase all the top attractions virtually. Currently Dubai is preparing to welcome back tourists from July 7. Snapchat users will be able to select from four different augmented reality (AR) Snapchat Lenses, which […]
Middle East, News, Top Three Stories
After the United States, UAE too stops Air India’s repatriation flights; pressure mounts on India govt to allow foreign airlines to carry out their own rescue flights
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Jun
Jun
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has told India’s flag carrier Air India that transportation of passengers — whether UAE nationals or not — to the emirates will not be allowed. If any one wishes to fly on a Vande Bharat Mission flight from India to Dubai, he or she will require “specific approval from the Embassy of UAE in […]