Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of the Seychelles, today announced details of its new direct flights from Mah? to Abu Dhabi.This follows last week’s announcement that Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, would form a strategic partnership by taking... 

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and airberlin, Europe’s sixth biggest carrier, have launched the sale of joint codeshare flights.It follows last month’s announcement that Etihad Airways would become airberlin’s largest single shareholder.Using an Airbus A330-200... 

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, yesterday began scheduled services between its hub in Abu Dhabi and Chengdu in southwest China.Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, will be served by four non-stop services per week. The chief executive Officer of Etihad Airways,... 

Etihad has launched flights to the exotic, high-end Indian Ocean island destinations before the Eid break next week.The Abu Dhabi carrier’s first flight landed in Malé on a cloudy, humid day in the capital of the Maldives yesterday. Today, it starts operating its first service to the Seychelles.Etihad... 

Air France expects to cancel about 200 flights on Sunday as a result of a five-day cabin crew strike over employment terms that began on Saturday in the middle of a busy holiday period.The carrier, which canceled 10 long-haul flights to destinations such as New York, Tokyo, Montreal, Abu Dhabi as well... 

A new aviation company based in Fujairah will launch flights from the eastern city to Abu Dhabi in 2012 to become the first airlines to start regular domestic services in the UAE, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Eastern Express, a joint venture between the two local aviation firms Abu Alhoul (Sphinx)... 

Etihad Airways today announced the start of flights to Nairobi, its first destination in East Africa.A daily service from Abu Dhabi to Nairobi will begin on April 1 next year, operated by a two class A320 aircraft with 16 Pearl Business class and 120 Coral Economy seats.Nairobi becomes the 72nd destination... 

Etihad Airways has announced it will launch services to Dusseldorf in Germany from December 16, before adding further flights next year.Dusseldorf, which is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, will be the airline’s 71st destination. It will be connected to the airline’s... 

A coalition of associations that says it represents the Indian community in the emirate yesterday called on Air India to start flights between RAK and cities in India, or face a possible boycott.UAE is home to more than two million Indians, and while Dubai makes up the greatest percentage, there are... 

Emirates Airline said on Tuesday that its flights to Glasgow and Newcastle in the UK were impacted due to volcanic ash from the recent eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland.Emirates flight EK027 from Dubai to Glasgow Airport was diverted to Manchester Airport with passengers ferried to destinations...