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Latest updates on GCC travel and tourism with enhanced tourist destinations and entry of visitors into the GCC with updates in the aviation sector.
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Dubai: Emirates to Serve Traditional Onam Menu on Kerala Flights
Dubai’s Emirates will offer passengers onboard meals that celebrate the Kerala harvest festival, Onam. Passengers will also be able to choose from…
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Watch: Air India Gets Makeover; New Logo Revealed
Private Indian airline Air India unveiled its new logo — along with new aircraft livery and design — on Thursday.…
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Etihad Airways Adds New Destinations, Increases Flight Frequencies
Etihad Airways has unveiled a network overhaul by introducing new destinations, providing more options and increasing frequencies to key international…
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Review of Qatar Airways Flight Doha to London in Business
Introduction Welcome, everybody, to this new flight report! Today I will be taking you along with me to fly in…
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Ghost Flights: Qatar Airways Flying Planes Almost Empty to Circumvent Australian Regulations
Qatar Airways has reportedly been operating ghost flights daily between Melbourne and Adelaide, taking advantage of a unique loophole allowing the…
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Bahrain: Gulf Air-BIA Record Significant H1 Passenger, Air Traffic Growth
Bahrain International Airport (BIA), and Gulf Air announced that Bahrain’s aviation sector saw significant growth during the first half of…
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UAE Announces New Visa Fines for Residents, Tourists
The UAE Digital Government, in partnership with the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Ports Security (UAEICP), has announced new visa…
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Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry Issues Travel Advisory to Lebanon
Bahrain citizens have been urged to adhere to the advisory issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, cautioning them against travelling…
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Qatar Airways Says Invasive Examinations at Airport Were Actions of Police, Not Airline, Sydney Court Told
Qatar Airways has argued that an incident at Doha airport in which women were forcibly removed from planes by armed…
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Qatar Airways A350 From Los Angeles to Doha Declares Emergency
Qatar Airways flight QR11, a transatlantic flight operated by an Airbus A350 from Los Angeles (LAX) to Doha (DOH), has declared a…
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Switzerland Orders Stop on Schengen Visa for Indian Passport Holders: Report
Switzerland’s embassy in New Delhi has stopped accepting Schengen Visa applications from Indian tour groups until October, according to a report by SchengenVisaInfo.com. This is…
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Bahrain-Japan Visa Exemption Agreement for Diplomatic and Special Passport Holders Takes Effect
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the…
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Saudia Fleet Expands to Include New A321neo Aircraft
The aircraft is said to offer new levels of performance, seating 180 to 220 passengers in a typical two-class interior…
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Dubai & Doha: London Heathrow’s Highest Capacity Routes per Carrier Next Month
The United Kingdom has always been an important market for the Middle Eastern giants Emirates and Qatar Airways. Both carriers…
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Bahrain: Police Arrest Woman With Five Kilogrammes of Shabu at BIA
Police yesterday arrested a woman, an Asian national, at Bahrain International Airport with five kilogrammes of a narcotic substance called…
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Dubai: 100kg Baggage Allowed by Airline to Two Destinations
An airline operating from Dubai to two destinations – Islamabad and Lahore is allowing passengers to carry up to a…
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Bahrain’s Iconic Buildings Reimagined Through the Vision of Zaha Hadid Spark Online Debate
What if some of Bahrain’s iconic buildings were designed by the one and only Zaha Hadid? Interesting, isn’t it? But…
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Most Punctual Airlines in Middle East in 2023
Etihad Airways ranked as the most on-time airline in the Middle East and one of the most punctual carriers worldwide,…
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Why Airlines Are Ditching First Class
Earlier this summer, Qatar Airways grabbed headlines when it announced that it was doing away with first-class seating on long-haul…
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Dubai Flight Returns to Airport After Mid-Air Difficulties
A flight to Dubai was returned to its departure airport following technical difficulties while up in the air. The Air…
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