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Over 450,000 passengers to pass through DXB’s Terminal 3 over next two weekends – Emirates

High passenger traffic is expected to start from June 30 and run through till July 12

Flights from India to Abu Dhabi to remain suspended until July 21 – Etihad

The carrier confirmed the directive in response to a customer query on Twitter

Kuwait to resume direct flights to 12 destinations, opens land and sea borders for vaccinated citizens

Flights to several European destinations as well as the US will resume from July 1

Dubai Emirates SME

Dubai’s Emirates offers SMEs bonus points equivalent to return economy ticket

The incentive is available to SME who sign up to Emirates’ Business Rewards corporate loyalty programme from June 27-July 27, 2021

Dubai’s Emirates expands IATA Travel Pass, partners with Alhosn app

The airline plans to roll-out the IATA Travel Pass solution across its global network in the coming weeks

Tesla dealt big blow as almost all cars in China need safety fix

In most cases, the fix should be able to be made remotely with an online update to the cars’ active cruise control feature

Dubai Emirates SME

Dubai’s Emirates expects flights from India to resume by July 7

The carrier confirmed the itinerary in response to customer queries on Twitter

Oud Metha Bus Station Dubai

Video: RTA opens state-of-the-art bus station in Dubai’s Oud Metha

The average number of riders using the station per day is expected to reach 10,000

Bosch picks Hartung as new CEO to tackle industry transformation

Bosch’s long-time chief financial officer Stefan Asenkerschbaumer will become supervisory board chairman

DXB’s Terminal 1 reopens, welcomes first passengers in 15 months

The $1.2bn Concourse D opened in February 2016 as the home terminal for DXB’s 65 plus international carriers

UAE: Uber to offer free rides to people seeking Covid-19 jab till July 31

Passengers will be able to avail two free Uber rides, up to Dhs60 each, to and from public vaccination centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Flights between India and UAE to remain suspended until July 6 – airline

The carrier confirmed the directive as response to a customer query on Twitter

dubai airport covid-19 testing laboratory

New Covid-19 lab at Dubai airport can process 100,000 samples daily

Located close to Terminal 2, the 20,000 square-foot lab was built in collaboration with Dubai Health Authority and Pure Health

Emirates suspends flights between Dubai and Nigeria

The carrier also confirmed that flights from South Africa will remain suspended until July 6, 2021

A health worker holds a vial of Covishield, AstraZeneca's Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine

Dubai’s DHA clarifies list of approved vaccines for UAE residents travelling from India

Only UAE residents in India who have received two doses of a ‘UAE-approved vaccine’ will be allowed to travel to Dubai from Wednesday, June 23

Saudi Arabia Airport

Saudi links boarding passes with health app for all domestic passengers

The application will show the passenger’s status as being immune/immune by first dose/immune by recovery/no record of infection

Dubai Airports capacity to hit 90% of pre-virus levels by autumn

The airport plans to reopen a terminal and concourse that were shut in March 2020

Dubai Airports to reopen DXB’s Terminal 1, Concourse D on June 24

The facilities were closed on March 25, 2020, following the partial suspension of operations at DXB to control the spread of the pandemic

Sheikh Hamdan orders construction of 16km cycling track in Dubai

RTA aims to extend the total length of cycling tracks in the emirate to 739km by 2026

UAE entry Liberia, Sierra Leone, Namibia

UAE suspends entry of passengers from three more countries

Entry of travellers from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Namibia will be suspended indefinitely from Monday, June 21

Dubai airport

Dubai eases travel guidelines for passengers from India, South Africa and Nigeria

UAE residents who have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, are allowed to travel to Dubai

Dubai Emirates SME

Emirates to resume flights to seven cities in July, aims to reach 90% of pre-pandemic network

During the summer, the airline plans to activate over 30 of its A380s to meet additional demand

Kuwait resumes flights to the UK following suspension in Jan

Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways and British Airways have been licenced to operate direct flights to and from London Heathrow airport

Flydubai becomes first airline to partner with UAE’s contact tracing Alhosn app

Flydubai passengers can now use the Alhosn app at check-in without having to present a printed copy of their negative PCR test result when travelling from Dubai

FlyArystan Almaty Sharjah

Kazakh low-cost carrier FlyArystan begins flights to Sharjah

The airline will operate twice weekly flights on Sundays and Tuesdays between Almaty and Sharjah

Dubai’s Emirates Group reports $6bn annual loss, records first non-profitable year in over three decades

The group reduced the strength of its total workforce by nearly a third to 75,145 employees

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to launch new service to Trabzon

The new service represents the 14th route for the carrier since its launch

Intelak Hub

Dubai’s Intelak Hub announces 2021 programmes for aviation and tourism startups

Startups that wish to participate in the incubator and accelerator programmes can be based anywhere in the world

Air Arabia Etihad Airways

UAE’s Etihad and Air Arabia to permit mutual transfer of air miles and points

Etihad Guest members will now receive 1 AirReward Point for every 2 Etihad Guest Miles

Saudi to create new public transport project with more than 400 buses in Makkah

The bus network consists of two stages and aims to serve pilgrims and residents of Makkah