Month: November 2010

An increase  in the use of e-service portals across all government departments has been recorded this year. During the first 10 months of 2010 more than 2 million passengers have used e-gates at the Dubai Airport. The Director-General of the Dubai Directorate of Residency and …

Paul Griffiths, the CEO of Dubai Airports has said that Passenger figures at Dubai Airport are set to reach 90 million by 2020 which will make Dubai International Airport the world’s busiest in terms of international passenger traffic. For next year, Dubai Airports has predicted …

Haute cuisine It was only going to be a matter of time before hospitality in Dubai reached dizzying new heights, as the world’s ‘highest restaurant’ opens in January 2011. 2 levels beneath the observation deck, atop the towering Burj Khalifa, the restaurant ‘Atmosphere’ will serve …

Emirates and JetBlue Airways have announced plans to form a partnership to allow passengers to take flights with each airline with a single ticket. Passengers taking flights to Dubai and other destinations with the 2 airlines will also be able to benefit from joint check-in …

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened Phase 4 of the Dubai Bypass Road (better known as Trucks Road) linking up with Al Faya Road, Seih Shuaib and Abu Dhabi, better known as ‘Trucks Road’. The Dubai Bypass project extends from Sharjah to the …

One of London’s poshest restaurants is set to open its doors for business in Dubai during the early part of next year. The Ivy which usually has a 3 month waiting list in London due to it’s celebrity-spotting scene and trendy food will welcome it’s …

Not long after the conclusion of the Brazilian Grand Prix, which is the penultimate race on the Formula 1 Grand Prix calendar that was held in Sao Paulo on Sunday and which saw Sebastian Vettel take first place, all 12 race teams headed for the …

Dubai International Airport recorded a massive 25% surge in passenger traffic year-over-year for September and an 11.3% rise in international freight. Some 34.09 million passengers passed through Dubai airport in the first 9 months of 2010, up 15.8% compared to the same period in 2009. …

Dubai’s first low cost airline, Flydubai has announced the sale and leaseback agreements on 4 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft worth a reported $320m at list prices with aircraft leasing group Avolon. In addition to the recently announced deals with Gecas and BBAM to finance 9 …

Emirates is adding 5 weekly services each to Riyadh and Jeddah from Dubai International Airport bringing the total in each market to 12. The New Riyadh service from Dubai Airport began on the 31st October aboard an Airbus A330-200 with 237 seats in 3 classes. …

Emirates, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary, has added non-stop services to Dakar (Senegal), Dubai to Madrid (Spain), Medina (Saudi Arabia) and Prague (Czech Republic). Qatar Airways has added non-stop flights to São Paulo (Brazil), and added Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Phuket (Thailand) flights with …