UAE’s flydubai introduces premium business class ‘seat’

Ten suites will be introduced to a number of the carrier’s newest aircraft before the end of the year

Etihad Airways BOTIM integration

Etihad Airways, Astra Tech partner to allow bookings on BOTIM

The integration of flights into the BOTIM app allows customers to enjoy a more convenient and all-inclusive travel experience

ATM 2023 Emirates and Indonesia sign MoU

ATM 2023: UAE’s Emirates signs 3 MoUs with Indonesia, Morocco, Zimbabwe

The three agreements are aimed at encouraging inbound travel and bolstering visitor numbers to the three countries

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UAE’s flydubai records 50% rise in passengers in Q1 2023

The carrier will grow its capacity across the network by 20 per cent between July 1 and September 30

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UAE airports passenger traffic jumps by 56.3% in Q1 2023

The number of people travelling through UAE airports reached approximately 31.8 million, an increase of more than 11.5 million

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Qatar Airways sees robust travel demand amid capacity squeeze

The Doha-based carrier has seen leisure and business demand surge after travel restrictions were eased, but continues to be hamstrung by a lack of new planes

Winners of the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2023. (Image: Motivate Media Group)

Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2023: Here are all the winners

The 22nd edition of the annual awards included 40 award categories spanning airlines, airports and hotels

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ATM 2023: Etihad unveils new 787 Dreamliner seats

The Boeing 787 aircraft is the first in the world to offer the Elements seat

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Etihad Cargo bolsters presence in China with fourth gateway destination

The airline currently offers five passenger flights to Shanghai, Beijing Daxing and Guangzhou each week

Sharjah Airport

Sharjah Airport records footfall of over 3.8 million passengers in Q1 2023

The aircraft movement for the same term also increased by 9.02 per cent, with 23,261 flights by the end of March

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Air India increases frequency to Dubai from Mumbai, Delhi

It includes an all-new flight on the Delhi-Dubai sector which will commence from April 29

Emirates expands its global network with Montréal flights

The airline said tickets to Montréal go on sale today for flights starting July 5 and can be booked on its website, the Emirates App or through travel agents

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Dubai’s Emirates adds 38 additional flights to 6 cities ahead of Eid Al Fitr

This year, more than 110,000 travellers are expected to board Emirates flights during Eid across the region

SF Airlines

Etihad Cargo, SF Airlines to connect hubs and expand network

Etihad Cargo will operate the flights on a Boeing 777 freighter, with services commencing on April 28

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Air Canada to connect Vancouver-Dubai with Boeing 787

The carrier will use Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on Vancouver and Dubai flights, which features three cabins services

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Etihad debuts unlimited and free inflight social media messaging access

Additionally, it will offer unlimited internet data packages on its widebody aircraft for a flat fee

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Air Cairo to start direct flights to Dubai from Sharm El Sheikh

The twice-weekly flights will operate from Dubai World Central airport every Thursday and Monday

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Qatar Airways Cargo launches a direct freighter service from Bogota to Dallas Fort Worth

The once weekly Boeing 777 freighter will offer close to 100 tonnes of cargo capacity

DC Aviation

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim adds two new aircraft to its managed fleet

The business aviation services provider will operate the new aircraft on behalf of the private owners

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Etihad to go daily to Toronto from Abu Dhabi

The additional weekly service will commence on May 30

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Saudia ramps up flights to Europe and Asia

It has confirmed 56 additional weekly services to 14 destinations

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Emirates to begin daily flights between Dubai and Toronto

The enhanced services between the two destinations will commence on April 20

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Cyprus Airways commences direct flights from Larnaca to Dubai

It has deployed its Airbus A320 aircraft on this route

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Dubai’s DXB ranked busiest international airport worldwide for 2022

It retained its position for the ninth consecutive year, with over 66 million passengers using DXB last year

emirates Japan flight to Tokyo Haneda on April 2

Emirates resumes flights to Tokyo-Haneda

The Dubai-based carrier restored its full Japanese network with the resumption of flights to Tokyo-Haneda on April 2

Sri Lankan carrier FitsAir has ramped up its services from the capital city of Colombo to Dubai. (Image: Supplied by Dubai Airports)

FitsAir raises frequency on Colombo-Dubai route

Using its Airbus 320 aircraft, it has increased operations to a daily service between the two destinations

Emirates United activate codeshare

Emirates, United Airlines codeshare kicks in

Emirates’ customers will have access to more than 150 US cities through Chicago, Houston and San Francisco with the codeshare

Middle East

Middle East airports to handle 1.1 billion passengers by 2040

Airports in the Middle East will need to invest around $151bn in capacity expansion

VPorts

VPorts inks deals to boost development of Dubai’s Air Mobility Centre

Electra.aero, Falcon Aviation and SkyDrive have joined the centre to be part of VPorts’ strategy to deploy innovation in the region

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United resumes services to Dubai with daily flight from New York

United is the only US airline to offer nonstop flights between Dubai and the US