Dubai’s Emirates to reduce passenger flights to Pakistan between May 5-20

This decision is as per the latest government directive in Pakistan

Covid-19: UAE extends ban on travellers from India

Cargo flights will continue to operate between the two countries

UAE’s flydubai reports loss of $194m for 2020

The carrier reported total annual revenue of Dhs2.8bn ($773m) for 2020

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to operate twice-weekly flights to Greece

Starting April 19, permanent residents of the UAE can enter Greece without being quarantined

Seychelles pays $1 to acquire Etihad’s stake in its flag carrier

Etihad accepted a 79 per cent haircut on $72.3m of debt owed by Air Seychelles Ltd

Air Arabia to resume flights to Moscow

The route will be operated four times per week using an Airbus A320 aircraft

Dubai’s Emirates reveals special fares ahead of Eid holidays

The offer is valid on bookings made from April 26 until May 1, 2021, for travel until September 30, 2021, subject to terms and conditions

Emirates, Dubai Health Authority implement digital verification of Covid-19 records for UAE-based travellers

Emirates will only process relevant information related to the Covid-19 entry requirements of the customer’s destination

Bahrain Israel Travel

Quarantine-free travel between Israel and Bahrain for Covid-19 vaccinated individuals

An agreement has been signed between the two countries for mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccine documents

Abu Dhabi adds nine countries, including the UK, to its ‘green list’

Passengers arriving from the green list destinations are exempt from mandatory quarantine measures

Kuwait Airways

Kuwait indefinitely suspends passenger flights from India

All passengers arriving from India either directly or via another country will be banned from entering unless they have spent at least 14 days outside of India

Covid-19: Flights from India to the UAE to be suspended for 10 days

Emirates will be stopping flights between Dubai and India for 10 days starting from April 24

Middle East airlines’ losses for 2021 to reduce by half from 2020

Middle East carriers to benefit from rapid vaccination rates on home markets

Dubai’s Emirates to restart flights to Mexico City via Barcelona

The BCN-MEX route will be operated with a two-class Emirates Boeing 777-200LR

UAE could continue to remain on UK’s ‘red list’ for travel

The UK is expected to lift its ban on non-essential international travel from May 17

Emirates could tap Dubai for support amid delayed recovery

Tim Clark said other options for state-owned Emirates include taking on more debt

Saudi to retain ban on 20 countries including UAE, India and UK when international flights resume in May

The kingdom will resume international flights on May 17

Flydubai initiates seasonal flights to Batumi, Georgia

Flights will operate thrice a week from May 12 until September 1

Boeing’s Max gets fresh boost with order from leasing firm

The order for the Max 8 variant is worth about $1.8bn at list prices

Covid-19: IATA adds Unilabs testing network to its Travel Pass

Unilabs and IATA are currently running a pilot program in the UAE

Etihad Airways

Etihad begins IATA Travel Pass trials on flights from Abu Dhabi to North America

The pass allows users to create a ‘digital passport’ to receive Covid-19 test results and verify they are eligible to undertake their journey

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s inaugural flight touches down in Israel

The route between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi will operate thrice a week in April 2021

Flydubai to initiate two new seasonal routes to Turkey

The carrier’s network will grow to 78 destinations across 46 countries

Dubai’s Emirates initiates trial of IATA Travel Pass

The trial is being conducted on select Emirates flights from Dubai to Barcelona and London Heathrow to Dubai

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Air Seychelles in talks with Etihad Airways to end alliance

The Seychelles government is set to become the sole owner of the airline

Qatar Airways Jetblue

Qatar Airways enhances codeshare agreement with JetBlue for flights to US cities

It comes as a result of an expanded codeshare agreement reached with JetBlue

Arabian Travel Market to host its 2021 edition as in-person event in Dubai

The event is scheduled to take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre between May 16-19, 2021

Emirates Dubai Hong Kong Dhaka

Dubai’s Emirates suspends flights to Hong Kong, Dhaka

Outbound Emirates flights from Hong Kong will still operate as per their schedule

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in the UAE

The highest ranking entries originating from the UAE in Gulf Business’ annual Arab power list 2021

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi initiates flights to three new destinations

They include two cities in Egypt and one in Europe