Abu Dhabi has the potential to become a leading tourism destination from Morocco according to a delegation of travel industry leaders on a recent turbo-charged trip to the emirate.
Oman Airports recorded astonishing growth at Muscat International in passenger numbers, reaching up to 28% at 863,636 of total passengers in the month of July 2015; comparing to 674,966 of total passengers for the same period last year July 2014.
Abu Dhabi Airports is putting in place a range of initiatives to maintain standards of services at Abu Dhabi International Airport during the upcoming busy Hajj season, which started this week with the first special charter flight bound for Jeddah.
Qatar Airways has today announced daily direct services from Doha to Sydney starting from 1st March 2016, the third Australian city in the Qatar Airways network.
Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has announced another series of road shows to Russia, Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan from September 29 to October 2.
Qatar Airways today unveiled the launch date of another Australian destination, with daily non-stop scheduled flights between Doha and Adelaide due to commence on 2nd May, 2016.
Hala Abu Dhabi, the professional conference organiser and destination management company of Etihad Airways, has recorded double-digit growth on its Abu Dhabi's Stopover Programme.
The airline will showcase four aircraft, including an A380, a Gulfstream G650ER, brand new to the Qatar Executive fleet, and the airline's 25th Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Turkish Airlines is celebrating the launch of its first flight to Miami, its 8th US destination, on October 25, 2015, by offering Dubai residents flying to the American city a special round-trip Economy fare of 3055 AED.
Dubai International (DXB) has been ranked among the top 50 mega hubs – the world's most connected airports - in the 2015 Megahubs Index by OAG the air travel intelligence company. DXB is the only Middle East airport to make the grade.
Gulf Air has launched a two-month "Early Bird" campaign, slashing fares for passengers traveling across the airline's network from now until mid-December to winter city breaks such as Istanbul, London and Moscow and to popular year-round summer destinations including Bangkok, Manila and Mumbai. Economy class fares start from AED1,365 from the United Arab Emirates to Moscow, and AED1,745 to Bangkok.
Turkey's plans to build the world's largest airport in Istanbul, were given a financial boost this week as three public and three foreign-financed banks signed deals to provide $5.11 billion to a joint venture involving five Turkish construction companies to carry out the construction.
Flynas and Amadeus have renewed a long-term Full Content Agreement (FCA) that sees Saudi Arabia's flagship low cost airline benefit from Amadeus' global network of travel agencies.
Qatar Airways will operate a new service between Birmingham and Doha from 30th March 2016, adding to its existing services from London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh.
Libyan Wings, the privately-owned carrier operating out of Tripoli, will next week recommence its twice-weekly service to Istanbul. The carrier launched and cancelled the Istanbul service – its inaugural route - on September 25 after the Turkish government issued a ruling requiring Libyans to have visas to the country on the same day as the carrier entered the market.
Bahrain airport company (BAC) is to issue tenders in Q1 next year for infrastructure for the planned MRO zone – the first zone to be delivered under the new land-use masterplan for Kingdom's Airport Modernising Programme
Emirates will operate the first ever commercial Airbus A380 flight to Brazil and South America, when it takes the double decker aircraft on a one-off service to Guarulhos International Airport, Sao Paulo, on 14th November 2015.
Passenger traffic at Dubai International, the world's number one airport for international passengers, rose 8.2 per cent in September, according to a traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports.
