Airports & Networks

Emirates airline and FlySafair today announced an interline agreement, opening up connections for customers to selected routes on FlySafair's network in South Africa.

Etihad Airways will launch daily scheduled year-round flights to Tel Aviv, the economic and technological centre of Israel.

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) is trialling a new enhanced ‘Smart Travel’ system, developed by Abu Dhabi Airports in partnership with ConvergentAI and powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), to shorten queues and streamline processes throughout the airport to deliver a smoother and more seamless passenger experience.

Qatar Airways has finalised a codeshare agreement with Air Canada applicable for travel between Doha and Toronto which will commence December 15.

Emirates plans to operate its A380 aircraft four times a day to London Heathrow from 27 November and six times a week to Manchester from 2 December.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has inaugurated its flight between Abu Dhabi and Muscat.

Qatar Airways, Official Partner and the Official Airline of FIFA, today unveiled a specially-branded Boeing 777 aircraft painted in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 livery, to mark two years to go until the tournament kicks off on 21 November 2022.

India’s privately-owned full-service carrier Vistara has started operating non-stop flights between Delhi and Doha, as part of an effort to strengthen its presence in the Middle-East.

SITA and Orange Business Services have implemented a multi-tenant edge SD-WAN platform at more than 60 airports globally through SITA’s shared connectivity platform AirportHub.

Emirates has re-launched its Dubai Connect offer which gives customers transiting through its hub a complimentary hotel stay in Dubai.

Swissport International has added Al-Qassim to its growing network in the Middle East. Last week, a first flight of Pakistan International Airlines has been handled successfully at Prince Naïf Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (ELQ) in Central Saudi Arabia.

Etihad Airways will commence another service from China, with flights from Beijing to Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, from 7 December.

SpiceJet, one of India’s low-cost carriers, has launched its maiden non-stop flight connecting New Delhi with Ras Al Khaimah.

The first scheduled commercial flight operated by Flydubai from Dubai International (DXB) landed at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) on Thursday 26 November at 11:35 to a water salute.

Emirates is re-opening its lounges around the world beginning with the Emirates lounge in Cairo International Airport.

DUBZ, dnata's baggage technology and logistics company, has partnered with Emirates and now offers its popular home check-in services to the leading international airline's passengers, too.

Emirates will operate a special one-off A380 service to Bahrain on 15 December, one day ahead of the country’s 49th National Day celebrations.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced the addition of Riyadh to its regional network of destinations.

Istanbul Airport has been certified as a "5-Star Airport" by aviation institute Skytrax.

Emirates will resume daily services to Istanbul, Turkey, from December 21.

German carrier Sundair is starting operations from the Swedish market for the first-time by launching a new non-stop service to Beirut, Lebanon, from Stockholm Arlanda Airport.

Effective 17 January 2021, Etihad Airways will resume passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul, Turkey.

Following an announcement by the National Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, effective 24 December 2020, Etihad Airways requires all guests flying from the United Kingdom to present a negative PCR test within 72 hours validity of their flight departure time.

Emirates it will be operating its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft on the Dubai – Sao Paulo route between 9 and 30 January 2021.

Following an announcement by the Abu Dhabi Emergency Crisis and Disasters Committee, effective 24 December 2020, entry restrictions into Abu Dhabi will be relaxed.