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Etihad allows paid access to lounges, cuts free chauffeur services internationally

The airline will retain its complimentary chauffeur services for first and business class passengers in Abu Dhabi

Dubai’s RTA reveals parking, Metro timings during Eid

Parking in most zones will be free from Saturday for Eid

Emirates, flydubai to ‘deepen their relationship’ over the next 18 months

Changes could include more closely coordinated connecting flights and a joint decision on schedules

Etihad to fly about 3.3 million passengers over next two months

The Abu Dhabi airline is offering a special ‘moonlight check-in’ service

Dubai’s Emirates sees demand returning on US routes

The airline announced in April it would cut flights on five US routes from May

Dubai’s RTA maps out plan for traffic movement during Eid

The number of taxicabs in the pick-up and drop-off area of Dubai Mall will be increased by 5 per cent

Abu Dhabi Ports seals 35-year concession to manage and expand the Port of Fujairah

DP World said in April that it had ended its agreement to expand and develop the port

Qatar Airways firms up order for 20 Boeing 737 jets

The airline signed a letter of intent for up to 60 narrowbody 737 MAX 8 jets, worth $6.9bn at list prices

Kuwait’s ALAFCO orders 20 Boeing 737 Max 8s worth $2.2bn

The company said it already had unfilled orders for 20 737 Max aeroplanes

Pics: Dubai’s RTA to begin trials for self-driving air taxis this year

The RTA has signed a deal with a German firm for the air taxis

Dubai’s Emirates urges passengers to arrive early ahead of Eid holiday

The carrier said 106,000 travellers would pass through Dubai International’s Terminal 3 during the Eid period

Saudi tests Haramain train as it prepares to begin operations

The high speed railway project will connect Mecca and Madinah

Oman Air increases flight frequency to Qatar

The carrier’s services and routes remain unaffected by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain’s decision to close air links and airspace to Qatar

Qatar push to reopen neighbours’ skies to flights left unresolved

Qatar had asked the ICAO to intervene after its national carrier was denied access to its neighbours’ airspace

flydubai to begin flights to Kilimanjaro, up frequency to Zanzibar

The relaunched service will mark flydubai’s third location in Tanzania

Dubai’s Emirates fined and barred from route expansion in China

The move is related to two incidents on April 17 and May 18

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed, Daimler take part in $500m Careem funding round

Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding will get a seat on Careem’s board

UN agency to assess airspace closure against Qatar

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar a week ago

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways to drop San Francisco route from October

The flight was already reduced from a daily service to three times a week

Dubai’s Emirates considers equipping staff with AR goggles to improve service

“We could enhance customer service tremendously,” the airline’s chief digital officer said

Dubai taxi hailing app Careem expands into Palestine

The company said the launch was designed to support Palestine’s tech ecosystem

Dubai’s Emirates SkyCargo begins weekly flights to Luxembourg

The first Boeing 777 freighter from Dubai World Central arrived in Luxembourg yesterday

Saudi’s Flynas tries to poach Qatar Airways staff

The Saudi low cost carrier said it wanted personnel including pilots and sales, security and maintenance staff

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain say airspace closure due to threats after Qatar Airways comments

Al Baker had appealed to the International Civil Aviation Organization to declare the airspace closure as illegal

Shipping routes via Oman opened to give Qatar food lifeline

Larger container ships are unable to dock at ports in Qatar due in part to shallow waters

Qatar Airways profit up 21.7% amid uncertainty surrounding Gulf operations

The state-owned carrier has been hard hit by the closing of air links and airspace by its Gulf neighbours

Bahrain’s Gulf Air confirms CEO resignation

No replacement has been announced for Maher Salman Al Musallam

Dubai’s RTA paints roads red to indicate speed limit change

The move is being carried out on an experimental basis on the Oud Metha Street

Dubai’s new self driving strategy approved

The plan will see 25 per cent of all journeys in Dubai become self-driving journeys by 2030

UAE closes its airspace to planes from Doha, blocks Qatari websites

The website of Qatar Airways has now been blocked in the UAE