“The dark clouds of protectionism” gathering over the air travel industry in Europe and the United States pose a significant threat to the millions of travellers who have benefitted from new choice in the market, said Etihad Airways President and Chief Executive Officer James Hogan, in a keynote speech in London. Addressing the Aviation Club, … Read more
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, confirmed the suspension of its five weekly flights to and from Sana’a International Airport , effective from 26th March 2015 and until further notice. The airline reported safety and security concerns in light of recent security developments in the Yemeni capital, as the reason behind the … Read more
Emirates has announced it is commencing a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September 2015. The route will be served by a Boeing 777-200LR with eight First Class suites, 42 Business Class lie-flat beds and 216 Economy Class seats. Emirates flight EK 219 will depart Dubai International Terminal 3 at 03:50 hours local time and … Read more
Warns against action which would restrict competitive choice for traveller. Open Skies has been “a model of success, generating enormous benefits for travellers and for airlines in the US, the UAE and around the world,” said James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, speaking today at the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s 14th … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Saudia has decided to expand its operations to Bahrain, adding 29,000 seats on its scheduled flights from Jeddah and Riyadh to Manama, said Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Fahad, acting Vice President Public Relations. “This will bring the number of seats to be made available on our Manama flights to 142,956 in … Read more
flynas began flights between Jeddah and Cairo in June 2014, making the Egyptian capital flynas’s seventh destination in Egypt.
Boeing and EL AL, the Israeli flag-carrier, celebrated a major milestone today with the delivery of the airline’s 50th airplane purchased from Boeing, a Next-Generation 737-900ER. The delivery is the fifth 737-900ER for the airline following an order placed for eight between 2011 and 2013. Since taking delivery in 1961 of its first new Boeing … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Saudia will operate direct flights from Tabuk to Cairo from March 30, earlier than originally planned. Abdulrahman Al-Fahad, spokesman of the airline, said the commencement of the new flight has been advanced from the previously scheduled date of April 15. “Tabuk will be the sixth Saudi city to operate … Read more
Etihad Airways will deploy a state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on its daily Washington service from 15 March 2015, marking the US debut of its next generation First, Business and Economy class products. The airline’s acclaimed interiors for the Boeing 787-9 include eight First Suites, 28 Business Studios and 199 Economy Smart Seats, offering superior … Read more
With the additional flights to Alexandria, Bujumbura, Juba and Zanzibar, airline will operate 78 flights a week to Africa. Dubai-based flydubai today announced that it is increasing the frequency of flights on some of its routes in Africa for the summer schedule. With the additional flights, flydubai will operate a total of 78 flights a week … Read more