Middle Eastern carriers posted a 10.3 per cent traffic increase in August, while capacity climbed 13.7 per cent, resulting in a 2.5 percentage point fall in load factor to 81.2 per cent. The International Air […]
Henley & Partners, the global leader in residence and citizenship planning, has announced that Cyprus recently introduced key revisions to its Citizenship-by-Investment Program framework, making it a highly attractive investment proposition than before. The revisions […]
Middle Eastern carriers saw airfreight demand slump to 1.8 per cent year-on-year in August 2016 – the slowest pace since July 2009. Capacity increased by 6.9 per cent, The International Air Transport Association (Iata) said. […]
Dubai International Airport, DXB, welcomed a record 7.7 million passengers in August, eclipsing the previous record achieved in July, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator, Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB […]
Emirates airline has launched two new daily A380 services – Dubai to Guangzhou, China and Dubai to Moscow, Russia. Flight EK362, which departed Dubai at 10:20, landed at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on schedule on […]
Etihad Airways is to deploy a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on one of its twice-daily scheduled flights between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, with effect from 30 October 2016. The upgrade from a single aisle Airbus A321 […]
With the holiday season upon us, HolidayMe, a website offering on-the-fly customized travel solutions to customers across the Middle East, revealed the findings of its travel survey. The survey which was conducted online with over […]
A Trans-Atlantic flight declared a mid-air emergency causing a U-turn and 18- hour delay because crew couldn’t switch off a coffee machine. The crew of the Lufthansa Airbus, travelling from Washington to Munich, were forced […]
The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has banned the use of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phones aboard flights operated by national airlines due to concerns over the phone’s batteries catching fire or even exploding. […]
Etihad Airways will add three weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Sydney to operate a double-daily schedule from 6 February 2017. The morning departure from Abu Dhabi – EY450 – and the afternoon departure from […]