My Emirates Pass: Get Hundreds of Offers in Dubai this Winter
Emirates has today announced the return of its popular My Emirates Winter Pass. Starting from 1st November 2023 to 31st March 2024, My Emirates Winter Pass enables customers to use their boarding pass to enjoy exclusive discounts at restaurants, luxury spas, big-name stores, private pools and beaches and more across Dubai and the UAE.
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25 PIA flights cancelled as airline’s financial crunch
As many as 25 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) domestic flights were cancelled on Sunday as the airline’s financial crisis aggravates further. As many as 16 flights of the airline heading to different destinations from Karachi could not take off.
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Airlines agonise over safety risk of Israel flights
AIRLINES wrestled with the safety risk of evacuation operations in Israel on Thursday, with carriers including Dutch KLM cancelling flights while sister airline Air France mounted a special relief flight chartered by the French foreign ministry. Airlines have faced warnings over insurance coverage in the wake of the weekend attacks on Israel by Palestinian Hamas…
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Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia completes flight test with palm oil-blended jet fuel
FLAG carrier Garuda Indonesia said it has completed a flight test using palm oil-blended jet fuel on a Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. The plane flew more than 130 km from the capital Jakarta to Pelabuhan Ratu in the southern part of Java island last week, using jet fuel containing 2.4 per cent palm content, Garuda chief…
Major airlines cancel dozens of flights to Tel Aviv
MAJOR airlines have cancelled dozens of flights to Tel Aviv over the weekend after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel. American Airlines, Air France, Lufthansa, Emirates and Ryanair are among those pulling flights to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport. However airport authorities did not stop commercial air links with Israel’s…
Cricket fever is back with Emirates as Official Airline Partner of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
As Global Partner of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Emirates is once again in full swing as Official Airline Partner of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, taking place across India and running from 5 October to 19 November. Hosted across ten cities in India, the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will bring…
US Embassy working to reduce visa appointment wait time
The Embassy of the United States said steps were being taken to reduce visa appointment wait time for the people of Pakistan. “Demand for US visas is the highest it has ever been. We are processing more visa applications than ever before and are working hard to bring down visa appointment wait times,” said a…
Maersk unveils world’s first bio-methanol container ship
DANISH shipping giant Maersk on Thursday (Sep 14) launched the world’s first container ship running on bio-methanol, a key step in its effort to lower its huge carbon footprint. Maersk, which sold its oil division to Total Energies in 2017, has set out a target to become carbon neutral by 2040. European Commission head Ursula von…
Shipping giant Maersk taps investors for first green- bond sale
SHIPPING giant AP Moller-Maersk is selling US dollar-denominated green bonds for the first time ever, the latest company to test investor appetite in a market challenged by political pressure. The Copenhagen-based company is selling the bonds maturing in 10 years, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The offering may yield 1.9 percentage…
British High Commissioner gifts state-of-the-art airport security scanners to Pakistan
British High Commissioner Jane Marriott CMG OBE handover two airport security scanners to Pakistan during a ceremony held at Karachi Airport . British High Commissioner Jane Marriott CMG-OBE addressing the ceremony said “I’m delighted to handover these state-of-the-art airport security scanners here in Karachi, a demonstration of UK support for security at Pakistan’s airports.” “We…