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Oman Air flight to Munich diverted after smoke smell detected onboard

Flight WY123 was diverted to Sofia, in Bulgaria, on Saturday

Emirates rejects Lufthansa, Air France-KLM claims

European legacy carriers have been hit by the rapid growth of the main Gulf airlines

Dubai Airports bans ‘irregular’ and ‘oversized’ baggage

The ban is set to be enforced from March 8

Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates installs nine Tesla charging points

The charging stations are located at the Fashion Dome valet parking and on the first and second floors of the mall

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad signs codeshare deal with EgyptAir

The partnership will be introduced in phases from March 1

Dubai car rental firms barred from keeping customers’ ID cards, passports

Dubai’s RTA has announced new regulations for issuing permits to car rental businesses

Dubai airport handles record eight million passengers in January

The number of flights at the airport increased 2.1 per cent to 36,592

GCC states to discuss regional rail project in April

Last year, the six countries agreed in principle to delay the 2018 completion date until 2021

Saudi begins new rail link between Riyadh and Al Qassim

The promotional fare has been fixed at SAR40 for adults and SAR20 for children

Dubai’s RTA begins taxi booking service via Careem app

People in Dubai can now book a public taxi via Careem

Dubai’s Emirates says UK regulator compensation claim “misleading”

Emirates was one of five airline’s accused of breaching EU passenger compensation rules by the CAA

Qatar commuters spent 4.5 days in traffic last year

New QMIC figures show an increase in congestion in the country

UAE’s Emirates and Etihad face UK action over passenger compensation

The UK’s CAA said both airlines refused to pay compensation for delays that caused passengers to arrive three hours late

Video: Dubai’s Emirates to revamp A380 onboard lounge

The new A380 onboard lounge will offer more space with a new seating arrangement

Abu Dhabi International passenger traffic up 2.6% in Jan

The airport saw higher volumes from the UK and India in particular

Dubai FDI to support Tesla’s regional expansion

Tesla launched operations in the UAE this month

Dubai’s Emirates to begin flights to Cambodia’s Phnom Penh

The new route will stop in Myanmar’s Yangon

Saudi rail operations expected to resume on Friday after flooding

Torrential rain caused a train to derail near Dammam last week

Dubai’s Gulf Navigation reaches settlement over oil tankers

“Our primary objective to seek fair and amicable settlements in respect of legacy disputes,” said group CEO Khamis Juma Buamim

Dubai Airports expects 143 million passengers in 2020

The airports operator is targeting a $53bn share of the aviation sector

Flydubai to launch three new summer destinations

The airline will operate to Batumi in Georgia, Qabala in Azerbaijan and Tivat in Montenegro from June to September 2017

Video: UAE’s first nanosatellite successfully launched into space

Nayif-1 is the first 1U nanosatellite programmed to transfer messages in Arabic

Emirates removes seafood meal from economy class menu

The move follows an internal review of products, the airline said

Dubai’s RTA signs deal with Tesla for 200 electric vehicles

The agreement comes following Tesla’s launch in the UAE yesterday

Video: Passenger drones to launch in Dubai by July, says RTA chief

The individual vehicles can carry up to 100kg and travel 40-50km

Tesla launches Model S, X in UAE, to open new Abu Dhabi store

The company plans to deliver vehicles to Dubai by the summer

New Muscat International Airport terminal to open by year-end

The terminal was originally due to open in 2014

Etihad flight from Dublin to UAE diverted over security threat

The plane was diverted to the Al Minhad Air Base in Dubai

Iraqi Airways plane evacuated at Jeddah after wheel catches fire while landing

Emergency crews evacuated 356 passengers from the plane

Dubai’s RTA begins hyperloop feasibility study

Officials have not set a timeline to implement the new technology