Former Real Madrid star, Michel Salgado, features in new advert on Dubai’s Emirates Airline

Salgado also represented the Spanish national team over eight years

Cebu Pacific cancels Dubai flights until June 15

The carrier confirmed that affected passengers have been informed

Air Canada

Air Canada to resume direct flights between Dubai and Toronto

It has begun operating the Toronto-Dubai leg as of June 1, with the Dubai-Toronto flights slated to commence from Thursday, June 3

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to issue discounted tourist visas for Israelis, Egyptians, Armenians and Georgians

Passengers will be able to apply and pay for the visa via the carrier’s website itself

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Emirates Skywards members can earn Tier Miles on spends with UAE co-branded credit cards

Members can earn these Tier Miles until December 31, 2021

Dubai’s Emirates to restart flights to Venice

The airline will also increase its services to Milan

India-UAE flights to remain suspended until June 30 – Emirates

The airline had stopped all passenger flights from India on April 24

Air Arabia Egypt to introduce direct flights from Sharm El Sheikh to Jeddah

Customers can book their flights on the carrier’s website or by calling the call centre or through travel agencies

Saudi Arabia Quarantine

Saudi lifts entry ban for travellers coming from UAE, UK, other countries

The directive is effective from 1am, on Sunday, May 30

Air Arabia

Air Arabia to resume seasonal flights between Sharjah and Batumi in Georgia

The twice-weekly flights will be operated every Tuesday and Friday, starting June 29, 2021

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Wizz Air flights from Abu Dhabi to Santorini begin from Dhs179

The UAE recently added Greece to its ‘safe travel corridor’ for vaccinated travellers

Passport control at Dubai Airports can now be completed in 9 seconds

The new service that uses AI technology was launched to expedite immigration processes

Ras Al Khaimah Kyiv

Ukrainian carrier to begin direct flights between Ras Al Khaimah and Kyiv

Travellers will receive complimentary return PCR testing – a service that Ras Al Khaimah is extending to all international visitors

Flydubai to operate seasonal flights to two Greek islands

The launch of these flights will increase the number of seasonal routes served by the carrier to six

Etihad moves idled A350 plane to Abu Dhabi hub from storage

Etihad’s chief executive officer has previously said the airline is looking to operate up to 12 A350s

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Emirates confirms flights from India to Dubai to remain suspended until June 14

Passengers who have transited through India in the last 14 days will not be accepted to travel from any other point to the UAE

Etihad and Saudia extend partnership

UAE’s Etihad and Saudia launch new loyalty programme, renew codeshare agreement

Members of Etihad Guest and Saudia’s Alfursan programme can earn and redeem miles on flights across both carriers’ networks

Dubai’s Emirates inks agreement with Huawei to strengthen relationship

The companies aim to build on their earlier agreement inked last year

Covid-19: Kuwait ends quarantine for vaccinated travellers, eases some restrictions

Restaurants and cafes can offer dine-in services starting from Sunday, May 23

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The UAE should be off UK’s red list “very soon” – Emirates chairman

He pointed to the fact that there are over 150,000 people from the UK currently living in the UAE

Emirates insiders among potential successors to Tim Clark

Clark, 71, was originally set to retire in June 2020, but stayed on to help guide Emirates through the coronavirus pandemic

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Emirates and flydubai codeshare provides connections to 168 destinations for Dubai travellers

Since reviving their codeshare partnership in September 2020, close to 500,000 passengers have flown on their combined network

Dubai’s Emirates not looking at any layoffs as it looks to gradually ramp up operations

Emirates, which is currently operating to almost 120 destinations, is at roughly 30-35 per cent of capacity, says senior official

Saudi Arabia Airport

Saudi resumes international travel with ban on 13 countries including India, Lebanon

The ban will also extend to “any other country that is yet to control the pandemic”

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Abu Dhabi to lift quarantine measures for international travellers from July 1 – reports

Quarantine restrictions are expected to be lifted for passengers from all countries, except India

Covid passports ‘inevitable’, says Dubai Airports chief

Covid passports are the only way to restart mass international travel, he said

UAE’s Etihad Airways suspends passenger, cargo services to Tel Aviv

The carrier has suspended services in response to the ongoing conflict in Israel

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Low-cost carrier flyEgypt begins direct flights from Cairo to Ras Al Khaimah

FlyEgypt will also commence twice-weekly direct flights between Sohag and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport

Italy expands ‘Covid-free’ flight routes to the UAE, Canada and Japan

Italy, Europe’s original pandemic epicenter, is easing restrictions on businesses and travel across the country

Airbus revives plan to build A321 where its A380 jumbo jet was made

The assembly line in Toulouse should be operational by the end of 2022