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Qatar Airways has officially opened its new premium lounge for First and Business Class passengers at London's Heathrow Airport. Located airside at Terminal 4, the lounge is Qatar Airways' first dedicated facility for premium passengers outside its Doha hub. Qatar Airways chief executive Akb[...]
Full details...27 January 2012
Emirates will launch Barcelona as its second passenger gateway into Spain from July 3, after doubling frequencies to Madrid from July 1. President Tim Clark said Emirates was making a very significant investment in Spain. 'To announce a new destination and a doubling of services to an existi[...]
Full details...27 January 2012
Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has released the expected opening dates for the much-anticipated museums in the emirate's Saadiyat Cultural District: Louvre Abu Dhabi will open in 2015, Zayed National Museum in 2016 and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi in 2017. TDIC said b[...]
Full details...25 January 2012
Dubai handled a record 51 million passengers last year, 8% more than in 2010. The highest passenger numbers came from India, UK, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Qatar, Germany and USA. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said: "In a year that was characterised by economic uncertainty, political i[...]
Full details...23 January 2012
Lufthansa has begun talks to sell budget carrier bmibaby to German turnaround specialist Intro Aviation after reaching a deal to sell BMI to British Airways' parent IAG for £172.5m. According to a report on Bloomberg.com, Intro chief executive Peter Oncken is looking at bmibaby in detail. Bl[...]
Full details...19 January 2012
Australian domestic travellers have a choice in business class for the first time in more than a decade following this week's launch of business class by Virgin Australia on most routes across the country. Along with onboard product developed with the help chef Luke Mangan and designer Hans H[...]
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31 January 2012