$DAL What you should know about check-in times, baggage handling, elite status, and more. Want to breeze through the airport, then do not check a bag, it is that simple. Sometimes, there is no way around it, and even the savviest travelers are left waiting for their suitcases to drop onto the carousel at baggage claim. […]
Mexico’s New President Pledges to Govern as “a common man” Mexico’s newly inaugurated president hit the ground running Monday with his pledge to govern as a common man and end decades of secrecy, heavy security and luxury enjoyed by past presidents. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador aka AMOL, sported slightly ruffled hair at his first early […]
World Muslim Communities Council Tells Muslims to Integrate While weak politicians in the west encourage extremism that is not the path Islam encourages, this is clear when reading anything from the Abu Dhabi-based World Muslim Communities Council. While in the west we are subject to all forms of extremist views the reality is Islam is […]
Improve Traveling While on Vacation Vacation travel is meant to be refreshing Most people can relate to the stress and anxiety that travel can bring. Between security lines at the airport and the exhaustion that comes with a day spent moving from place to place, a “vacation” does not always feel like a vacation. The […]
ISIS Strikes Pakistan At least 105 people including a political leader were killed and over 150 others injured when a suicide blast hit a political meeting in Mastung district of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Friday, officials said. Confirming the death toll, caretaker home minister of Balochistan province Agha Umar said that the injured people […]
Julius Baer’s Lifestyle Index 2017: Wealth Report: Asia The Asian wealth management landscape Asia is Julius Baer’s second home market and a powerhouse of global wealth creation. The region’s pool of investable assets held by High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) is on track to reach USD 14.5 trillion by 2020, representing growth of 160% in […]
House Judiciary Committee to Probe Clinton-Obama Relations Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign colluded with The Obama Admin last year. The lawmakers sent a letter to USAG Jeff Sessions and Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, in which […]
Abu Dhabi’s Airport Exempt from US Laptop Ban Passengers flying from Abu Dhabi to the US can carry their laptops onto flights, Homeland Security spokesman David Lapan Tweeted Sunday. Etihad Airways and the Abu Dhabi International Airport have implemented the required initial enhanced security measures. PEDs restriction lifted. Kudos to @EtihadAirways for swift security changes. […]
Sydney Airport Holdings Ltd (ASX:SYD) Experiences Significant Delays Passengers were experiencing significant delays at Sydney Airport late on Wednesday after a storm knocked out a number of radio frequencies, cutting some communication between planes and the control tower. Airservices Australia, which manages the country’s air space, said there were “significant delays” to flights during the […]
Singapore Airport Opens Canopy Park Singapore Changi Airport, named “World’s Best Airport” for five consecutive years, today unveiled plans to maintain its hold on the prestigious #1 ranking with new attractions for its landmark Jewel Changi Airport (Jewel), located in the heart of the airport. Changi Airport serves close to 60 million passengers from around […]
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (KLSE:AIRPORT) HEFFX Highlights Turkey’s TAV mulls bid for stake in Malaysia Airports unit Malaysia Airports said to plan stake sale in Istanbul airport A Malaysian Airports Customs official shows seized endangered ploughshare and radiated tortoises Alibaba Is Betting Big On Malaysia Malaysia projected to receive three million China tourists in 2017 […]
Syria: Possible Attack on Damascus International Airport Isreal has now bought in to the mess that is Syria backing the ISIS lead rebels against the current regime. Several large explosions have reportedly occurred in the vicinity of Damascus airport, triggering a large fire, according to Syrian media. Witnesses shared photos and videos showing the blasts […]
Bad Weather Causing Delays and Diversions at Dubai International Airport More than a dozen inbound flights were diverted due to poor weather conditions Bad weather caused delays and diversions at Dubai International Airport yesterday on 1 of the busiest weekends of the year. Dubai Airports said 15 inbound flights were diverted and a number of […]
“US Electronics Ban to have Little Impact on Dubai Passenger Numbers” Paul Griffiths said a “very tiny proportion” of passengers might choose to switch airlines The CEO of Dubai Airports believes the US ban on carry-on large electronics will have no significant impact on passenger numbers at Dubai International. In an interview Friday, Mr. Griffiths […]
Immigration Report: George Soros Funding US Airport Chaos Lefist billionaire activist (terrorist) George Soros is helping fund the airport protests against President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban refugees from war-torn Syria indefinitely and suspend visas from 7 countries for at least 30 days as reported Sunday This connection to George Soros, including reports of funding […]
Dubai Working with HSBC on $7-B Financing for Expo 2020 $HSBC The financing will come from bank loans and from various export credit agencies Dubai is working with HSBC on the financing of Expo 2020 Dubai, a $7-B exhibition centre project expected to attract 25-M visitors, sources familiar with the matter said. The site will […]
Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed on EK521 Accident Emirates flight EK521 crash landed in Dubai airport with 300 people onboard Emirates Chairman and CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum has confirmed that all 300 people onboard the Emirates EK521 aircraft which crash-landed Wednesday are safe. Flight EK521, operating from the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram to […]
10 Things to do at Dubai Airport when in Transit From shopping to relaxing, the airport offers several options for transit passengers With the summer holidays on in full swing, transiting at Dubai International Airport is a strong possibility for many passengers thanks to Emirates’ global network. But faced with long transit times, many […]
Security ‘Beefed Up’ at America’s Major Airports Major airports in the US, like those in Atlanta, Chicago, New York/New Jersey and Los Angeles have stepping up security in the wake of the radical Islamic terrorist attack at Istanbul Turkey’s Ataturk Airport US airline passengers will see an increased police presence maintaining vigilance and will elevate and adjust […]
CIA Director John Brennan Says Obama has Failed to Contain ISIS In direct contradiction of the positive messages coming from President Obama and Hillary Clinton about the state of the fight against ISIS, the CIA Director John Brennan painted a very different picture, he told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday that the group remained […]
No-fly Zone Introduced In Dubai Dubai’s Civil Aviation Authority has introduced No-fly zones for drones banning the use of the devices near all Airports and Royal Palaces. A DCAA official said the demarcation of Red and Green zones follows an incident last year when a drone was flown into the airspace around Dubai International Airport. […]