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Motorists in Dubai will no longer need vehicle registration cards

Dubai’s RTA is to begin ‘lifetime’ e-registration for vehicle licences next month

Dubai’s Emirates adds flights to France’s Lyon, Paris

The carrier will fly three times a day to Paris on Tuesdays from early August

Dubai’s Emirates to fly one-off A380 to Ghana’s Accra

Emirates is the largest global operator of the A380

Oman’s SalamAir to add 6 A320neos, plots route expansion

The airline will soon fly to Kuwait City and Riyadh and is plotting further expansion

Dubai to open new tunnel from Airport Street to ease school traffic

The tunnel is hoped to improve traffic flow from Airport Street to Marrakech Street

Dubai’s Emirates announces discount fares to 30 cities

The offer is valid for the next week

Golden Falcon orders 25 A320neos for Kuwait’s Wataniya

The Kuwaiti airline resumed operations in July 2017

Flydubai, regional carriers suspend flights to Iraq’s Najaf

Najaf airport was closed on Friday after protests there halted air traffic

Emirates opens $3.6m airport lounge in Cairo

The lounge is Emirates’ 42nd dedicated lounge worldwide

Flydubai to operate certain flights out of Terminal 3 as part of Emirates tie-up

Flights to 10 of flydubai’s destinations will move from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3 from December 2

Dubai Tram resumes operations after accident

The link between the Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah stations was briefly suspended on Wednesday morning

Saudia in Boeing 777X order talks – sources

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned airline operates a mixed fleet of 148 Airbus and Boeing aircraft

Emirates Skywards launches travel app with 2-for-1 offers

The 2-for-1 offers can be unlocked with 6,700 Skywards miles

Dubai set to open new flyover to ease entry to International City

The new two-lane bridge has an estimated capacity of 1,000 vehicles per hour

Dubai’s Emirates flies one-off A380 to Pakistan’s Islamabad

The service marked the first time that the double-decker Airbus A380 aircraft has landed in Pakistan

Dubai airport passenger traffic falls for second consecutive month

The world’s busiest airport for international travellers handled 6.6 million passengers in May

Regional airlines see almost no passenger traffic growth in May – IATA

The earlier timing of Ramadan this year may have affected growth, says report

Dubai’s Emirates to operate additional Hajj flights

Last year more than 1.75 million Muslims from outside Saudi Arabia made their Hajj pilgrimage

Kuwait Airways terminal prepares for August opening

Terminal 4 is considered a stopgap to reduce overcrowding at Terminal 1 until the $4.3bn Terminal 2 is completed

Video: Dubai’s Emirates introduces VR seat selection

The new service allows customers to view a 3D rendering of the cabin before deciding where to sit

Uber in talks with Dubai’s Careem to merge in Middle East – report

The companies have reportedly discussed several potential deal structures

Emirates to fly one-off A380 service to Pakistan’s Islamabad

The airline said it is “very keen” to launch a scheduled A380 service to Pakistan

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways announces leadership changes, job cuts expected

Etihad reported a $1.5bn annual loss last month

Dubai’s Emirates begins second daily flight to Prague

The carrier first began flights to Prague in 2010

Emirates flies one-off A380 jet to Muscat

The airline flew the jumbo jet to mark 25 years of operation in Muscat

Flydubai replaces loyalty programme with Emirates Skywards

OPEN members have a month to convert their points

Dubai’s RTA completes tunnel-drilling works of Route 2020

The trial run of the metro will start in February 2020

Dubai begins new bus route to Sharjah

The new route, E311, will run between Rashidiya metro station in Dubai and Al Jubail bus station in Sharjah

Dubai’s Emirates warns of summer passenger surge over next two weeks

The coming weekends will be among the busiest of the year at Dubai International Airport

Flydubai to deploy new Boeing 737 Max on flights to Sicily

Flydubai’s route network in Europe now includes 27 destinations