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India remained DXB’s top destination country with passenger traffic reaching three million, followed by Saudi Arabia, the UK and Pakistan
Air Arabia added nine new routes to its global network from its seven hubs in the UAE, Morocco, Egypt, Armenia and Pakistan during Q1 2023
Middle Eastern airlines have seen a 43.1 per cent increase in traffic compared to March a year ago
The airline is planning to debut flights to five new cities including London, Christchurch, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland
Flights will operate three times a week from October 29
The agreements were signed on the final day of Arabian Travel Market
Ten suites will be introduced to a number of the carrier’s newest aircraft before the end of the year
The carrier will grow its capacity across the network by 20 per cent between July 1 and September 30
The Boeing 787 aircraft is the first in the world to offer the Elements seat
The airline currently offers five passenger flights to Shanghai, Beijing Daxing and Guangzhou each week
The aircraft movement for the same term also increased by 9.02 per cent, with 23,261 flights by the end of March
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
This year, more than 110,000 travellers are expected to board Emirates flights during Eid across the region
Etihad Cargo will operate the flights on a Boeing 777 freighter, with services commencing on April 28
The carrier will use Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on Vancouver and Dubai flights, which features three cabins services
The once weekly Boeing 777 freighter will offer close to 100 tonnes of cargo capacity
The business aviation services provider will operate the new aircraft on behalf of the private owners
The Dubai-based carrier restored its full Japanese network with the resumption of flights to Tokyo-Haneda on April 2
Emirates’ customers will have access to more than 150 US cities through Chicago, Houston and San Francisco with the codeshare
Airports in the Middle East will need to invest around $151bn in capacity expansion
United is the only US airline to offer nonstop flights between Dubai and the US
This is the first scheduled A380 service to the country
The contract’s scope includes project management for master planning, design and construction services, through to testing, commissioning, operational readiness, activation and transition
The expanded interline and codeshare offerings with the airlines will be progressively rolled out across the carrier’s sales channels, website and travel agents, over the coming weeks
The new phase will include a commercially owned and operated landside helicopter hangar
The company handles luggage for over 100 airlines and millions of passengers travelling to 253 destinations from Dubai International Airport
Passengers onboard an Emirates aircraft with a window view will see the UAE flag colours painted on the wingtips facing the fuselage
The first deliveries of the widebody aircraft are scheduled for early 2025
The new direct flights will connect Abu Dhabi International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport in Amman with a frequency of three flights weekly
Riyadh will be the company’s operational hub, and will connect the Saudi capital to over 100 destinations globally