ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Holidays, the tour operator wing of Ethiopian Airlines, is pleased to announce the launching of its newly revamped website. The new website avails accessible, affordable and attractive tour packages to Ethiopian Airlines’ major tourist destinations in Ethiopia and its vast international network. Announcing the launch of the newly designed website, Ethiopian Group CEO, Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked, “As …

DUBAI: Dubai Duty Free has agreed a four-year extension of its title sponsorship of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation, taking the partnership through to 2022. The historic tournament has reached new heights since Dubai Duty Free began its title sponsorship in 2015, with the prize fund increasing year-on-year from €2.5 million to a record …

KARACHI: Shaheen Air International (SAI) has signed an agreement with Silk Bank to provide 9% discount to bank’s credit card holders on online purchase of tickets. The signing ceremony was held at Silk Bank head office in Karachi where the Chief Marketing Officers of Shaheen Air Zohaib Hassan and Asim Hafeez Qureshi, Head of Cards Product, Silkbank, signed the agreement …

ALEXANDRIA: Air Arabia Egypt commenced direct flights between Egypt and Italy yesterday; serving Milan twice a week from its hub in Alexandria, Egypt. The inaugural flight E5103 landed in Milan Bergamo International Airport on May 4 at 19:45 local time and was received by an Air Arabia delegation including the Group Chief Executive Officer Adel Al Ali along with Milan …

DUBAI: Emirates, the largest international airline in the world, today announced it will start a daily service between Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh, and Dubai, from 1 October 2018. Edinburgh will become Emirates’ second destination in Scotland after Glasgow and its 8th in the United Kingdom after the airline starts its daily service to London Stansted in June. The new service will …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group and Patron of Airport Show, opened the 18th edition of Airport Show in Dubai on Monday. Opening the world’s largest annual aviation event, His Highness said contribution of the …

DUBAI: Emirates has landed six of its special ‘Year of Zayed’ livery aircraft on six continents for the 6 May centennial birthday of the UAE’s Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group, said: “Today, we celebrate the centennial anniversary of the birth of the UAE’s founding …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is proud to announce that it has been recognized by TripAdvisor, one of the largest and most reputed global travel sites, as “The Best Business Class in Africa and Indian Ocean”. TripAdvisor has evaluated the world’s top carriers based on reviews and ratings …

DUBAI: Emirates Skywards has made it even easier to redeem reward flights and earn travel and lifestyle rewards by giving members more flexibility in managing their Skywards Miles. Members of Emirates’ award-winning loyalty programme can now buy, gift or transfer Miles to their loved ones at a more attractive rate. The cost of buying or gifting Miles has been adjusted …

DUBAI: Global air services provider, dnata, has been certified by IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) for its pharma-handling processes and facilities in Dubai. This means that dnata has proven its capability to manage the movement of pharmaceutical products safely and reliably. The CEIV Pharma was created by IATA to provide a globally consistent …