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At the 22nd Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of State yesterday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Varanasi was chosen as the first-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2022-2023. SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital Varanasi will promote tourism,

Lufthansa canceled hundreds of flights Friday after pilots staged a one-day strike to press their demands for better pay and conditions at the country’s biggest carrier in support of their demands. During the walkout, the airline reported about 800 flights

Nearly 35,000 Emirates flights were operated to 130 destinations this summer, carrying more than 10 million passengers. The airline also ramped up operations to serve customer demand during this busy period. This included reinstating daily services to London Stansted, and

The first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) offering services in the Middle East and North Africa, Air Arabia has announced that it will launch direct flights from Sharjah to Milan, the capital city of Italy. From December 7, 2022, four

A380 flights will be reintroduced to Perth from 1st December as part of Emirates’ service ramp-up to Australia. As a result of the upgrade, Emirates will have close to 500 seats available on every flight between its hub Dubai and

An agreement has been signed between Malaysia Airlines and aircraft leasing company Avolon to replace its ageing fleet of A330 widebody jets with 20 Airbus A330neos. According to the carrier, 10 of the planes will be acquired from Airbus and

In the coming winter, Etihad Airways will offer an additional daily service between the UAE and Manila. As of 30th October, there will be a second daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Manila. This will provide guests with a total

Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has signed a consultancy agreement with Lufthansa Consulting (LCG) to provide business optimization and process improvement consulting services. With the objective of improving efficiency and achieving operational excellence, LCG will conduct a comprehensive study of BAS’s

In addition to reintroducing double-daily flights, Emirates has announced plans to increase frequencies to Mauritius starting October 1, 2022. Additional evening frequencies will operate until 31st January, 2023, in response to increased travel demand to and from Mauritius. A third

As Indian Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, India is experiencing the democratization of civil aviation for the first time in the country’s history. Mr Scindia said at the flagging-off function of Akasa Air today that the democratization of civil