Airports & Networks

Gulf Air recently flew a number of British media representatives to Bahrain on a familiarisation trip jointly hosted at ART Rotana Amwaj Islands, by the airline and Rotana Hotel Management Corporation.

Emirates will be adding an extra flight to its service between Dubai and Algiers, making it a daily service from 13th December 2017.

The Istanbul Bosphorus Experience is a new programme, specially designed by Turkish Airlines for its Business Class passengers who have a transfer time of seven or more hours in Istanbul.

Emirates announced that it will be operating extra flights between London and Dubai this Christmas. The changes have been implemented to support the thousands of passengers travelling during the busy holiday season.

Gulf Air has officially launched “Gulf Air Holidays”, offering travellers a wide range of holiday packages and tailor-made travel solutions to destinations worldwide – across the Gulf Air network – available via holidays.gulfair.com.

Emirates is celebrating ten years in Canada. Since the inaugural flight in October 2007, Emirates has carried over 1.2 million passengers through its Toronto – Dubai route.

Abu Dhabi Airports yesterday welcomed airBaltic first flight arriving from Riga, Latvia. The maiden flight marks the commencement of a direct service four times a week between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and Riga International Airport (RIX) by airBaltic.

Aviation District, the integrated aerospace ecosystem within Dubai South, has added another phase – a Suppliers Complex - to the development of its world leading 'Aerospace Supply Chain' offering maintenance and manufacturing solutions to meet all the practical aspects of the aviation and aerospace industries.

EgyptAir and LOT Polish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement for passengers flying between Warsaw and Cairo. Due to this cooperation, both airlines customers will take advantage of convenient connections on LO and MS codes via Budapest and Milan.

Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways, has inaugurated its daily flights to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India.

Oman Air has increased its frequency from Muscat to the port town of Duqm in central-eastern Oman in response to growing demand

EgyptAir and LOT have enhanced their relations by signing codeshare agreement for passengers flying between Cairoand Warsaw.

Qatar Airways will increase daily frequencies to the Scandinavian capitals of Stockholm and Oslo, alongside the Italian cities of Milan and Rome.

Abu Dhabi International Airport has become the first in the Middle East to sign up to a global initiative to promote sustainability in the aviation industry.

Jazeera Airways has inaugurated its daily flights to Hyderabad, India.

Turkish Airlines and TAV were presented an award for their lounge project opened last year in Dulles Airport, the gateway to Washington, the capital city of the USA.

Oman Air is to start the holiday season early by offering an increased baggage allowance on flights from Muscat to India and the Philippines until 15 December 2017.

Dubai-based Flydubai has announced the launch of two new seasonal destinations for next year: Dubrovnik, Croatia and Kutaisi, Georgia; the latest additions to Flydubai's European network for the 2018 summer period.

Flydubai's inaugural flight touched down today at Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), marking the start of a new daily service from the carrier's second point in Moscow. With operations to Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Flydubai is now offering 14 weekly flights to the Russian capital.

To celebrate the UAE's 46th National Day, Emirates is offering travellers special fares to 46 destinations and a bonus Skywards miles offer when they avail the special fares. The offers are valid for booking until 10th December 2017, for outbound travel between 1 December 2017 and 10 June 2018.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has welcomed the joining of the initial group of elite governmental entities and multinational companies from the aviation sector in Dubai to the Future Aviation Lounge (FAL), an initiative that was recently launched by His Highness (H.H.) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Emirates expects higher than usual passenger traffic on its flights over the course of the upcoming National Day weekend.

SkyTeam is teaming up with high-tech start-up SkyLights to transform its Dubai lounge into a virtual movie theater. For a limited time, customers can watch multimedia content on immersive Bravo headsets and enjoy the latest cinematic VR technology before they fly.

Oman Air SAOC has been awarded the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) registration by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) at Muscat International Airport (MCT) and Salalah Airport (SLL).

Etihad Airways was this week recognised for its commitment to travellers' wellbeing after announcing it will become the first airline in the Middle East to offer Weqaya-approved meal selections onboard its flights.