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 …
RTA opens Phase 4 of Dubai Bypass Road
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 …
The Ivy Restaurant to Open in Dubai
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 …
Abu Dhabi Prepares For Formula 1 Grand Prix Showdown
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 posts big 2010 growth numbers
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. …
Flydubai in $320m financing deal
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 adding new weekly services
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, Etihad and Qatar Airways add New Links
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 …
Flydubai adds Armenia and another route to Iraq
Dubai based flydubai only began its first route on 1st June 2009, but in its first year of operation the carrier transported more than 750,000 passengers across a network of 16 destinations. Since then, additional new routes have been introduced to Lucknow (India), Istanbul (Turkey), …
RAK Airways Ras al-Khaimah to Kozhikode and Jeddah
RAK Airways relaunched operations on 10th October 2010. The national airline of Ras al-Khaimah, the northernmost emirate of the UAE, then began flying from its Ras al-Khaimah (RKT) base to Kozhikode (CCJ) in southwest India and Jeddah (JED) in Saudi Arabia. Each of the 2 …
Leona Lewis to Perform in Abu Dhabi
British pop star Leona Lewis is heading to Abu Dhabi this month as the X-Factor winner joins a charity event in the capital on 13th November at Yas Island Leona Lewis is one of the first reality show stars to make it in the real …