WIZZ AIR ABU DHABI SANTORINI

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

Emirates Dubai India

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

Dubai airport

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

Flyegypt

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

Kuwait

Kuwait to lift partial curfew for Eid; indefinitely bars entry from four countries

Kuwait’s DGCA has suspended direct commercial flights from Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Oman Italy Ukraine

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to begin flights to Oman, Italy and Ukraine

Its network has expanded to 22 destinations, with more expected to be added over the coming months

Saudi Arabia Quarantine

Saudi Arabia introduces 7-day paid institutional quarantine for unvaccinated arrivals

The cost of the quarantine will be included in the ticket prices, with airlines responsible for arranging the accommodation

etihad home check-in

Etihad introduces home check-in packages for customers in Abu Dhabi

Passengers can also book their Covid-19 PCR tests through the airline’s medical partner, LifeDx, as part of the home check-in package

UAE suspends entry of travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka

The directive is effective starting May 12, 2021, at 11.59pm

Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub Dubai South

Private jet movements at Dubai South up 336% in Q1 2021

It reached 4,904 in the first quarter of this year compared to 1,460 in Q1 2020

Emirates fits upscale coach class in A380s as market mutates

The change should help adapt the Emirates fleet to a post-Covid travel market in which well-heeled leisure passengers may be prepared to pay more for extra personal space

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi launches new service to Tashkent

Starting June 24, the airline will operate a twice-weekly direct flight to the capital of Uzbekistan

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi offers discounted PCR testing

The price of the tests will be Dhs55 in Abu Dhabi and Dhs120 in Dubai

flydubai

Flydubai announces additional flights to Russia

It takes the Dubai-based carrier’s total operational network to over 80 destinations