Flydubai to start flights to new EU, Asian tourist hotspots next year
Dubai’s low-cost carrier flydubai has announced plans to launch new flights to key destinations including Milan and Cagliari (Italy), Corfu (Greece), Pattaya and Krabi (Thailand) from next year. Also the airline has unveiled plans to resume its flights to the Saudi city of Al Hofuf on November 24. Since the start of 2022, flydubai began […]
Etihad, Cepsa partner for decarbonisation of air transport
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has signed an agreement with Cepsa, a Mubadala group company, to accelerate the decarbonization of air transport by researching and producing sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). The sustainable fuels will be produced from circular raw materials that do not compete with food resources, such as used […]
UAE flights: Etihad announces increase in cost for carrying pets in cabins
The Abu Dhabi-based carrier has increased rates for carrying dogs and cats from $200 to $1,500. The new price module came into effect on October 15. “We continue to allow guests to fly with their pet cat or dog in the cabin on Etihad Airways flights. Due to operational restrictions, we have changed our […]
Fifa World Cup 2022: How to save in Dubai as flight tickets, hotel rates soar in Qatar
It is more economical to stay in Dubai and fly down to Doha to watch the Fifa World Cup in Qatar than book a hotel in Doha to watch the match due to exorbitant hotel rates in Qatar, say travel agents. On average, it will cost at least $2,000 (Dh7,340) to watch the matches in […]
Dubai’s Emirates enters codeshare deal with US flag carrier United Airlines
Dubai’s long-haul operator Emirates Airline has entered a deal with American carrier United Airlines to expand its market presence and boost passenger access to hundreds of new destinations. The “historic” commercial agreement will see Emirates passengers bound to three major business US hubs – Chicago, San Francisco and Houston – easily connect onto United flights […]
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi marks its one millionth passenger
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital’s first low-cost carrier, today marks a major milestone as it celebrates its first millionth passenger at Abu Dhabi International Airport since it launched its operation in July 2020. Having recently celebrated its second successful year of operations, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has flown 1,000,000 passengers on over […]
India-UAE flights: Ticket prices remain high even as schools reopen after summer holidays
Even as the summer holidays end for educational institutions in the UAE, airfares from popular Indian destinations to the Emirates remain sky high, expatriates and travel agents have said. In some cases, several families currently in India are waiting until the ticket prices drop so they could return home to the UAE, travel agents revealed. […]
Emirates to invest $2bn on cabins upgrade and services including unlimited caviar
Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul carrier, is investing more than $2 billion to retrofit more than 120 aircraft and improve services in its cabins, starting this year. The airline is splurging on a major upgrade of cabin interiors, Swiss hospitality training for cabin crew, cinema snacks, updated menus and new vegan choices to take its […]
Emirates signs codeshare partnership with Aegean
Emirates has signed a new codeshare agreement with Greece’s largest carrier Aegean Airlines, giving its passengers increased connectivity to eight Greek cities through Athens with a single ticket. Emirates will place its code on Aegean-operated flights to destinations including Kerkyra, Chania, Irakleion, Mikonos, Thira, Rhodes, Thessaloniki and Alexandropoulos, the Dubai-based airline said in a […]
UAE-India flights: Nearly 60% drop in air ticket fares in August
Air ticket fares to many Indian cities have dropped drastically. Prices have fallen by nearly 60 per cent compared to the peak travel season in the last month, travel executives say. They also added that the rise in airfare the previous month was because of school summer vacations, Eid holidays, and summer tourism to the […]