Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has introduced special fares for its Abu Dhabi – Dublin flights to celebrate the lifting of visa requirements for UAE nationals travelling to Ireland, which comes into effect today.

Emirates has announced its plan to launch a new, five times a week, service from Dubai to Santiago International Airport (SCL), via the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, starting on July 5, 2018.

To celebrate the launch of Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight to Canberra, the capital city of Australia, Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, hosted a press conference today at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra.

Qatar Airways will launch direct flights to Mykonos, Greece starting 30 May 2018.

Dubai Airports has completed the world’s first Tier III certified Modular Data Centre Complex (MDCC) at Dubai International (DXB) following a tour of the new facility by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports.

UAE's Dubai Airports has completed the installation of new and enhanced smart gates at Dubai International (DXB) Terminal 1.

Oman Air has contributed to the reduction of the noise footprint of the UK’s Heathrow airport.

Emirates will resume a second daily service to Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, from 1 June 2018.

Emirates will operate a special one-off A380 service to Rafic Al Hariri International Airport, Beirut on 29 March.

Etihad Airways will add a second daily direct flight from its Abu Dhabi hub to Rome, effective 25 March 2018. The new service will take the total number of Etihad Airways’ flights on the route to 14 a week.

Emirates will resume its flagship A380 service between Houston and Dubai from 1 June 2018.

TAV Airports Holding increased passengers served 10% and reached 115 million.

Passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) exceeded 7.9 million in January, according to a traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports.

TAV Airports has signed an agreement to buy IC Ictas shares at Antalya Airport in southern Turkey.

Construction of the first runway at Istanbul New Airport is finalised and the lights have been turned on at the runway number one.

Travel audience, an Amadeus company, will help Duabi develop insights into visitor arrivals by widening its global reach and through advanced data analytics.

Travel is expected to peak for Emirates, as the airline expects yet another busy period with visitors passing through Terminal 3 ahead of the spring holiday.

As of April 1, 2018, Royal Jordanian (RJ) will resume its scheduled flights between Amman and each of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, in northern Iraq.

Qatar Airways and Iberia have extended their codeshare partnership, offering Iberia customers increased connectivity to destinations across the Middle East and Asia, as well as providing enhanced accessibility for Qatar Airways passengers to key destinations across Latin America, including Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay and Panama.

Etihad Airways and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) have launched a new codeshare partnership with bookings effective immediately.

Turkish Airlines has added Samarkand in Uzbekistan to its flight network.

Emirates landed a scheduled commercial flight at the newly inaugurated passenger terminal at Muscat International Airport last night.

EgyptAir Holding Company’s tourist arm – Karnak – is working hard to put the country firmly back on the visitor map. Gamal ElGazzar, VP tourism, explains the steps it needs to take.

Etihad Airways, Miral and Aldar – have joined hands to explore and introduce a range of getaway packages to bring visitors from the GCC to Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island.

Etihad Airways launched its flagship Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Abu Dhabi – Geneva route on Sunday, 25 March, beginning with the summer schedule.