We have great news for Air Canada’s customers! The Canadian carrier has recently announced new partnerships that will benefit members of the loyalty program Aeroplan, which is already considered to have one of the best travel reward programs. Through a press release, Air Canada confirmed that their new codeshare cooperation with the airline Emirates is…
Gulf Air Poised for major announcements at Bahrain International Airshow 2022
With numerous aviation, trade, exhibition and media attendees arriving from across the globe to the highly anticipated Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2022, Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the World’s Most Improved Airline 2022, looks forward to making some major announcements during the three-day event that launched at the Sakhir…
Oman Air launches special fares for world cup travellers from GCC
Getting the ball rolling this football season, Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, is offering special GCC fares to Muscat for those planning on heading to the World Cup. All GCC nationals and residents can purchase the specially priced tickets at just OMR 149 (approx. USD 387.49) for Economy Class and OMR 309 (approx. USD 803.59)…
Oman Air at World Travel Market London 2022
Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, is at the World Travel Market (WTM), the leading international travel event, from 7 to 9 November 2022 at ExCel London. Joining Oman’s Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, the airline will be showcasing its products and services to major global players in the travel and…
Viva Air launches Viva Mundo in partnership with Dohop
Viva Air, the leading ultra-low-cost airline in the South America region, announced the launch of Viva Mundo, a service that enables passengers to purchase multi-leg trips across airlines to reach destinations in the Americas not directly served by Viva Air. Pablo Madriñan, chief commercial officer of Viva group comments: “Through this offering, we are further expanding opportunities…
Global aviation shows interest in new air routes to Saudi Arabia
The 2022 edition of the Routes World forum, which was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 16 to 18 October 2022, saw major interest from global airlines and aviation players in establishing new air routes and strengthening existing air travel partnerships with Saudi Arabia. The Saudi delegation included an inaugural participation by the…
Gulf Air appoints Captain Waleed Al Alawi as Chief Executive Officer
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced Captain Waleed Al Alawi as the airline’s Chief Executive Officer. As Deputy Chief Executive Officer and later on as Acting Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air, Captain Al Alawi was instrumental in rolling out and executing the airline’s Boutique Strategy, launched in 2018, with Customer Centricity…
Wizz Air celebrates arrival of 170th airbus aircraft
Wizz Air celebrated the arrival of its 170th Airbus aircraft, which will support operations at Catania International Airport. Wizz Air operates a fleet of ultramodern Airbus A320 family aircraft and is the largest operator of this aircraft type in Europe. Owain Jones, chief development officer at Wizz Air, said: “We are currently the largest operator of…
Oman Air to shift to Mopa airport in Goa
The Middle East-based carrier officially announces plans to shift flights to new Greenfield International Airport at Mopa. The airlines in a communication released to its frequent fliers said that all Oman Air flights arriving and departing from Goa will operate from new Mopa International Airport from 1 January 2023. “Dear Guest, beginning 1 January 2023, all…
Korean Air selects Amadeus for Skypass
Korean Air has selected Amadeus Customer Loyalty Suite to manage its lifestyle loyalty programme, Skypass. Skypass is one of the largest and most recognised frequent flyer programmes in Asia Pacific, in operation for more than 35 years. To achieve its business objectives, Korean Air was looking for a high-performing loyalty system and Amadeus is the best…