Flights from Jaffna to India will resume in July, Sri Lankan Aviation Minister says
To boost tourism and help the country in the current dollar crisis, the Sri Lankan Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on Saturday (Jun 18) said that the country will resume flights from the northern Jaffna peninsula to India from July. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority plans to attract 800,000 tourists during the rest […]
Oman Air Boosts Flight Frequencies Between Muscat – Salalah
112 weekly flights 238,754 seats Wide-body service Salalah Holidays packages Numerous promotional activities Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has increased weekly flight frequencies on its Muscat-Salalah-Muscat sector to a total of 112 weekly flights, running between 23 June and 11 September 2022. The airline offers wide-body service between Muscat and […]
UNWTO And WHO To Build Coalition Of Health And Tourism Partners
UNWTO will work with the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) to strengthen ties between tourism and public health in Europe’s smallest states. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of building more sustainability and resilience in both economies and public health systems. Recognizing the need to learn from the lessons of the crisis, the two […]
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts Set to Debut in Malaysia
Scheduled to open in 2024, Hilton brings its premier luxury brand to the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s famed Bukit Bintang hub KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, one of Hilton’s luxury hotel brands, On Friday (Jun 17) announced its expansion into Malaysia with Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur. Scheduled to open in 2024, Waldorf Astoria […]
German Government urged residents to limit travel amid surge in booking for Easter
BERLIN — The German government on Monday urged residents to limit travel amid the coronavirus pandemic as airlines reported a surge in bookings to traditional beach vacation locations for Easter. Budget airline Eurowings introduced at the weekend that it’s laying on hundreds of extra flights to Mallorca over the Easter period, and travel big TUI […]
Covid-19: Multiple Italian regions to lockdown amid rising cases
Multiple areas in Italy will be locked down from Monday, the Italian Ministry of Health announced on Friday. The most populated areas including Lombardy and Lazio, where Rome is situated, can be classified as “red zones” which is Italy’s maximum level of coronavirus restrictions. Non-essential shops and restaurants have to shut in a red zone. […]
SpiceJet to add 66 new flights to the domestic network connecting Darbhanga, Durgapur, Jharsuguda, Gwalior, and Nashik with some key metro cities
No-frills carrier SpiceJet on Saturday stated it will add 66 new flights, including additional services on certain routes, in its domestic network from March 28. These new flights, which will be operated with Boeing 737s and regional jet Bombardier Q400s, are aimed at augmenting connectivity between metro and non-metro cities as part of its enhanced network. “We’re […]
Deboard passengers not wearing a mask ‘properly’ despite continuous warnings: DGCA tells airlines
Aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday asked airlines to deboard passengers who don’t put on their masks “properly” despite repeated warnings. Also, the watchdog has directed airlines to treat a passenger as “unruly” — for which the rules provide for putting the offender on the no-fly list for periods varying from three months to up to […]
JetBlue rolls back covid boarding policy as airline returns to ‘new normal’
This week, JetBlue Airlines returned to its group boarding process and ended its back-to-front boarding. JetBlue — like many other airlines — began boarding passengers from the back of the plane to the front as a way to limit contact between passengers during the coronavirus pandemic. That boarding policy was just one of many safety protocols airlines put in place to prevent the […]
America’s first airport ‘shot bar’ opens in Seattle
The new Shot Bar is a walk-up counter connected to Rel-Lish Burger Lounge on Concourse B at Sea-Tac, and it is reportedly the first bar of its kind at an airport within the U.S. Customers order at a service window and receive their choice of liquor in a red plastic cup. Options on the menu include Hornitos Crystalino […]
