RIGA: Starting on August 11 Latvian airline airBaltic will resume direct flights between Riga and Budapest in Hungary. The flights will be performed two times a week on an Airbus A220-300 aircraft. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “We are glad to offer our passengers new traveling opportunities between Riga and Hungary. By continuing to monitor the situation and following a variety of additional safety measures we …

KARACHI: TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading Telematics Company providing IoT, Tracking, Mapping and Location Based Solutions, has partnered with the country’s leading On-Demand Ride-Hailing and Logistics Service, Bykea to power its all-in-one mobile app. Following the partnership, Bykea is going to use Location Based Service (LBS) APIs powered by TPL Maps, the mapping arm of TPL Trakker, to power their all-in-one mobile …

By Rafiq Vayani SHARJAH: Air Arabia (PJSC), the first and largest low cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today announced its financial and operational results for the first half of this year ending June 30, 2020 as the global aviation industry continues to battle the impact of COVID-19. Air Arabia registered a net loss of AED 169 million for …

DUBAI: The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has held an online workshop entitled: ‘Preparatory Steps for Post-Coronavirus Year.’ Attendees included Abdul Mohsen Ibrahim Younes, CEO of Rail Agency and Chairman of DTC Supervisory Board; Dr Yousef Al Ali, CEO of DTC, and several members of the Board and leaders of DTC. The workshop discussed …

News Desk DUBAI: Whilst some of the leisure attractions across the MENA region remain closed, some have also started to re-open and the region as a whole is ready to welcome guests with safety and social distancing as a key focus in their daily operational procedures. The region has opened its tourism sector after airlines resumed flights to and from …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will increase its passenger services to/from Pakistan starting 10 August, offering customers enhanced connectivity to over 70 destinations within its current network, via Dubai. The airline is set to ramp up its flight frequency to/from Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Sialkot; and resume passenger services to Peshawar – providing customers worldwide with greater access to …

DUBAI: Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has introduced a thousand new ways to earn Miles while shopping online with popular UK and US brands. Members can now visit skywardsmilesmall.com, choose from more than 1,500 brands and splurge on shopping – all the while racking up Miles that can be used for discounted flight tickets and other …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways (Etihad), has provided details of its half-year (H1: January-June)2020 performance, which saw a strong start to the year, with the airline progressing well ahead of its transformation plan targets. This included its best monthly results to date for February, prior to the impact of Covid-19, the subsequent closure of international borders, and the suspension of flights …

News Desk DUBAI: The iconic Emirates A380 will begin serving travellers on flights to Toronto starting 16 August. The airline has so far resumed A380 operations to Amsterdam, Cairo, Paris, London Heathrow and Guangzhou (8 August) – taking its A380 network to six cities. The Emirates A380 experience remains a favourite amongst travellers for its spacious and comfortable cabins and the airline …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Kuwait City (5 August) and Lisbon (16 August). This will take Emirates’ passenger network to 70 destinations in August, over 50% of its pre-pandemic destination network, as the airline gradually resumes operations with the safety of its customers, crew and communities as its top priority. Flights from Dubai …