The RTA in Dubai have confirmed that they will spend approximately 20 billion dirhams ($5.45 billion) over the coming 4 years to fund exisiting projects but announced that they will not be considering an increase in toll charges using their electronic toll collection system or …
Flydubai to Kiev, Donetsk & Kharkiv
Flydubai is set to start 7 weekly flights from Septemeber this year to the following fast growing airports, Kiev, Donetsk & Kharkiv. The latest country to welcome Dubai’s rapidly expanding low cost airline, flydubai is the Ukraine. This week it was confirmed that Flydubai would …
Emirates Flights to Australia
Emirates have announced that they hope to increases flights from Dubai to Australia to 100 a week after seeing a 52% rise in profit for the year to $1.5bn. Emirates currently operate around 70 flights a week to Australia and under the current bilateral agreement, …
Iceland Volcano Threatens Flights in Europe
Ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano headed for Britain could force flight cancellations similar to those experience previously. The eruption of Grimsvoetn has raised concerns over a repeat of last year’s travel chaos sparked by the eruption of another Icelandic volcano which led to the …
Dubai Airport to be Worlds Busiest by 2015
Dubai Airport is on course to be the worlds busiest international airport by 2015 as it expects to handle approximately 75 million passengers by 2015 and 98 million passengers by 2020. The latest reports from Dubai Airports makes for very positive reading for travellers heading to …
Emirates Flights From Sydney to Dubai
As confirmed to Dubai Airport Guide News by an airline spokesperson, Emirates have announced that they will be adding a 3rd daily flight from Sydney to Dubai to allow passengers from Australia to make faster connections to Europe. The additional flight from Australia to Dubai …
Emirates Dubai to Rome Fiumicino
To mark Rome Fiumicino airport’s 50th anniversary Emirates airlines will be sending one of its A380 super jumbo jets from Dubai to Rome on 6th June 2011. The A380 will be replacing flight EK 97 and EK 98 departing from Dubai Airport at 08:55 and …
Tickets for Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix
Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Tickets Tickets for the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix in November are set to go on sale on Thursday 5th May with the organisers of the Grand Prix event expecting another sell-out. The Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi will …
Kids Go Free in Dubai
With Dubai’s renowned safe environment, beautiful beaches and affordable luxury, it is no wonder that the emirate of Dubai is rapidly turning into a popular destination for a family holiday. To encourage this the Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing has launched a promotion which has …
Kevin Spacey Theatre Academy in Dubai
Kevin Spacey’s Middle East Theatre Academy Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey has now launched the foundation of the Middle East Theatre Academy in Dubai. The Theatre Academy in Dubai will be the first of its kind in the emirate. The aim of the project is designed …
Fly Dubai to Addis Ababa
Budget airline Flydubai has continued to expand its presence in Africa by inaugurating its 7th route to the continent. Flydubai flight FZ647 is scheduled to fly 3 times a week on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays with the airline’s single fleet of 189 seat 737-800s to …