Air Arabia-Abu-Dhabi

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi announces new flights

It will fly from Abu Dhabi to Chattogram twice every week on Sundays and Tuesdays

Rolls-Royce preparing announcement on equity issuance

The British maker of aircraft engines said last month it intends to raise as much as GBP2.5bn

Emirates introduces self check-in, bag drop off service at Dubai airport

The service is now available to customers travelling to all destinations except to the US, Canada, China, India and Hong Kong

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Middle East airline business in historic Covid-induced slump

IATA downgrades its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect weaker-than-expected recovery

Sanad Mubadala International Aero Engines

Sanad signs Dhs1bn deal with Pratt & Whitney and International Aero Engines for aircraft engine maintenance in Abu Dhabi

The V2500 engines will be serviced at Sanad’s facility at the Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone

Dubai’s Emirates to resume operations to Muscat, Entebbe from October

The airline’s global network will grow to 94 cities next month

Dubai’s Emirates to restart passenger flights to additional cities

The carrier’s global passenger network will grow to 92 destinations in October

All emirates in the UAE start issuing tourist visas – ICA

However, work permits will still not be issued at this stage

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Bahrain receives first direct flight from Israel – reports

Flight data reportedly showed an Israir Airlines Airbus A320 taking off from Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport and landing at Bahrain International Airport

Saudi Arabia flights

Saudi Arabia indefinitely suspends flights from India, Brazil and Argentina

Entry will also be denied to individuals who have been in either of these countries 14 days prior to their arrival in the kingdom

Dubai’s Emirates to resume passenger operations to two more cities in October

The airline’s passenger network will scale to 89 destinations in October

Maldives

Flydubai to resume flights to the Maldives next month

The service expands flydubai’s network to 40 destinations

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Emirates adds second daily flight from Dubai to Bahrain starting September 20

EK837 will depart from Dubai at 9.45am and arrive in Bahrain at 10am

How Covid-19’s made flying business class feel more like economy

Efforts to minimise human interaction and reduce the risk of infection are taking the shine off the most expensive seats onboard commercial aircraft

Air India Express allowed to resume Dubai flights after brief suspension

The airline had been asked to suspend flights to and from Dubai for 15 days since it “erronously” permitted Covid-19 positive passengers onboard two flights

etihad

Etihad confirms wristbands for residents returning to Abu Dhabi; mandatory 14-day self-isolation

Holders of diplomatic passports, those under the age of 18 or above 60, and individuals suffering from a chronic disease will not be required to wear the tracking device

Dubai’s Emirates to restart flights to Luanda from October 1

The resumption of the service will scale the carrier’s African network to 15 destinations

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Dubai’s private aviation show MEBAA postponed to February 2021

The show was slated to take place from December 8-10 at DWC Dubai airshow site

Dubai’s Emirates resumes A380 service to Moscow

Emirates currently serves five cities utilising its A380 aircraft, including Cairo Paris, London Heathrow, Guangzhou and Toronto

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi

New low-cost carrier Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to launch daily flights to Cairo

The new service represents the fifth route for Air Arabia Abu Dhabi since its launch in July

Dubai carrier Emirates offers year-long travel incentives to students and families

Student travellers can enjoy special discounts on economy and business class fares, additional baggage and a free date change of their booking

Saudi carrier flynas to operate special flights between Dubai, Riyadh

The special flights between the two cities will be operated between September 17-28

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Dubai’s Emirates offers Dhs150 Covid tests at American Hospital branches

Home or office testing within Dubai for a minimum of two passengers is also available at Dhs250

Etihad

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad partners with Lumitics to reduce inflight food wastage

The partnership will see technology being deployed to track unconsumed Economy class meals from Etihad’s flights

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Emirates and Etihad to resume flights from UAE to Casablanca

In addition to Casablanca, Etihad will also operate a direct flight from Abu Dhabi to Morocco’s capital, Rabat, from October 28

Wizz Air to delay Gulf startup if Abu Dhabi doesn’t reopen soon

Flights to Abu Dhabi are currently limited by the government to returning local residents

Oman Air

Oman Air to restart flights to Dubai, 15 other destinations from Muscat next month

It will connect Muscat to 16 destinations in 12 countries

Dubai carrier Emirates to restart passenger operations to Moscow from September 11

The addition of Moscow will take Emirates’ global network to 85 cities in September

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Dubai’s Emirates enters into agreement with Huawei

There are over half-a-million downloads already of the Emirates app from Huawei’s AppGallery

Cebu Pacific offers Dubai-Manila flights at fares starting Dhs20

CEB’s promotional fare will run from September 9 until September 11, allowing travellers to book Dubai-Manila flights at cost-efficient rates