Cochin International airport in India’s Kerala to open on August 26

The airport closed on August 15 due to flooding

Air India flight from Jeddah forced to return after technical snag

Flight AI 966 was heading to Mumbai via Hyderabad

Dubai’s Emirates launches new pet transport service

The carrier is offering door-to-door transport and other features

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad sponsors Saudi football team Al Nassr

Etihad also sponsors English football club Manchester City and other sporting events

All UAE flights to Kochi cancelled as Indian city closes airport due to heavy rains

The airport has been closed until Saturday, August 18

Dubai’s dnata launches passenger services at New York-JFK airport

Dnata’s launch customer is Panama’s Copa Airlines

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad deploys more flights to Jeddah, Madinah for Hajj

The airline will operate 16 additional flights to the Saudi cities until August 28

Saudia says flights affected by system failure

Pilgrims are continuing to arrive for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, set to begin on August 19

Abu Dhabi Airports appoints Dubai Airports exec as new CEO

Bryan Thompson was previously senior vice president – Development at Dubai Airports

Kuwait Airways to begin operations at new terminal with Dubai flights

The terminal is part of stopgap measures to ease congestion at Kuwait International’s Terminal 1

Flydubai ordered to pay siblings Dhs800,000 compensation for 2016 crash

The two’s parents were among those killed when FZ981 crashed while attempting to land in bad weather at Rostov-on-Don airport

Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi resigns from Air Arabia’s board

The airline’s board will nominate a new member within the “coming weeks”

Dubai’s Emirates launches one of ‘its biggest ever sales’

Special fares are available to over 70 global destinations

Dubai airline Emirates expects to increase US capacity in 2018

The carrier has already increased the number of flights on some US routes it had reduced in spring 2017

Dubai’s Emirates revamps amenity kits in first and business class

The airline has partnered with Byredo skincare, Bowers & Wilkins and Bulgari for latest amenities

Oman airports to charge fee for ‘irregular’ baggage

Fees will be charged on baggage that is “too large, too light, too heavy and too fragile”

Dubai’s Emirates announces five more weekly flights to Amsterdam

The additions will see Emirates fly 19 times a week to Amsterdam

Dubai’s Emirates enters codeshare deal with Italian train company

Emirates flies eight times a day to Italy, with services to Bologna, Milan, Rome and Venice

Emirates’ A380 planes carry over 105 million passengers in 10 years

Emirates is the world’ largest operator of the jumbo A380 aircraft

Dubai’s Emirates adds flights to Canada

Emirates has been seeking additional flights to Canada for years

Oman’s SalamAir begins flights to Bangladesh’s Dhaka

SalamAir began operations last year

Flydubai flight delayed for over 10 hours after pilot fails alcohol test

Passengers on the Dubai-bound flight were stranded in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to increase services to Toronto

The airline is boosting services from three-times to five-times weekly services

Turkmenistan Airlines resumes twice weekly flights to Abu Dhabi

The direct flights between Ashgabat and Abu Dhabi will operate every Friday and Sunday

Dubai’s Emirates apologises after disabled teenager and family forced off plane

The boy’s mother said the experience had left her children distraught

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to fly 787 Dreamliner on Rabat route

Etihad recently added a third weekly service to Rabat to meet summer travel demand

Dubai airport sees double digit traffic growth in June

The airport saw two consecutive months of declining passenger traffic in April and May

Siemens wins service contract for two Dubai airports

The contract covers baggage and material handling systems at Dubai International and DWC

Dubai ruler promotes 821 immigration officers, staff

Sheikh Mohammed toured the facilities at Dubai International Airport on Sunday

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to introduce new Acqua Di Parma amenity bags

The new amenity bags and toiletries will be introduced in August