Air Travel
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways posts US$758 mn in half-year losses
Middle East
August 6, 2020
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways posts US$758 mn in half-year losses
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways said Thursday core operating losses amounted to US$758 million for…
EgyptAir records highest number of daily flights since resuming operations
Egypt
July 24, 2020
EgyptAir records highest number of daily flights since resuming operations
EgyptAir on Friday witnessed its highest number of daily flights since the airline international flights on July 1. The company…
Baghdad airport reopens as coronavirus cases approach 100,000
Middle East
July 23, 2020
Baghdad airport reopens as coronavirus cases approach 100,000
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Baghdad International Airport reopened for scheduled commercial flights on Thursday after months of closure during the COVID-19…
EgyptAir to raise international destinations to 35 starting August
Travel
July 21, 2020
EgyptAir to raise international destinations to 35 starting August
EgyptAir will raise the number of its international destinations to 35 starting August, while also increasing domestic trips to stimulate…
Egypt’s Marsa Alam airport receives first flight since hiatus
Egypt
July 16, 2020
Egypt’s Marsa Alam airport receives first flight since hiatus
Egypt’s Marsa Alam International Airport on Thursday received its first foreign flight since the suspension of air traffic due to…
Foreign workers struggle to return to UAE amid virus limbo
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Foreign workers struggle to return to UAE amid virus limbo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Eudinson Uy and his pregnant wife planned to return to their home in the…
EgyptAir urges passengers departing from Cairo to Dubai to perform PCR test
Egypt
July 13, 2020
EgyptAir urges passengers departing from Cairo to Dubai to perform PCR test
EgyptAir urged passengers departing from Cairo to Dubai starting from July 12 to get a PCR test as part of…
Africa starts opening airspace even as COVID-19 cases climb
World
July 6, 2020
Africa starts opening airspace even as COVID-19 cases climb
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of the Seychelles was…
Egypt receives fifth new Airbus aircraft
Egypt
July 3, 2020
Egypt receives fifth new Airbus aircraft
President of EgyptAir Holding Company Roshdy Zakaria announced that Egypt has received a fifth Airbus plane from Airbus’ factory in…
How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic?
World
June 30, 2020
How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic?
How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic? Flying can increase your risk of exposure to infection, but airlines are…