Air
Air Arabia Launches New Website In a bid to further improve passenger convenience and online experience, Air Arabia revealed its updated website, which is equipped with a number of features providing quick and easy guidance to passengers. The modern design, look and feel of the website and user-friendly interface aim to allow passengers to have quick and easy access to the most important travel information on flights, air tickets, online checkin, reservations, seat selection, pre-book baggage, and many more.
New Air Arabia Website
Gulf Air to Launch Sialkot
Sialkot
04 JANUARY 2014
Bahrain’s national carrier announced that it will start services to its fifth destination in Pakistan, Sialkot, beginning January 17, with two flights per week. The city is part of the Export Triangle of Pakistan, which encompasses Gujrat, Sialkot and Gujranwala, and hosts approximately 60 percent of the country’s small and medium enterprises, while Sialkot International Airport is located just around 125km north of Lahore. Pakistan is a key longstanding market for Gulf Air and is one of its most successful destinations, remarked Ahmed Janahi, acting chief commercial officer, Gulf Air.
WEEKLY NEWS
11
Etihad Airways to Link Abu Dhabi and Rome Rome will become Etihad Airways’ second Italian gateway as of July 15. Subject to regulatory approvals, the route between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Fiumicino will be operated by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft in a two-class configuration, featuring 22 fully-flat beds in business class and 240 seats in economy class. “Since we started operations to Milan back in 2007, Etihad Airways’ passenger and freighter operations between Italy and the UAE have gone from strength to strength,” explained James Hogan, president, Etihad Airways, noting that the addition of Rome, which is also a hub for the carrier’s codeshare partner, Alitalia, will further extend the airline’s geographic presence in the Italian market and create an additional entry point to Europe with excellent onward connectivity options.