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Kuwait's Jazeera Airways posts $4.9mln net profit for Q1
The airline flew a total of 529,640 passengers in Q1, maintaining a load factor of 76%
SalamAir to launch direct flights to Kuwait City
Kuwait City will become SalamAir’s sixth destination in the GCC
Hariri: "Promising summer" for Lebanon after Saudi travel warning lifted
Hariri also said he hoped that a pledge from Riyadh to help Lebanese families in need would spark a series of agreements between the two countries.
Flydubai launches flights to Sochi in Russia
Flights between Dubai and Sochi will operate twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays
12mln visitors enter Bahrain annually - report
Among those visiting Bahrain, residents from Saudi Arabia stand out as the most frequent travellers to the kingdom
Emaar Hospitality to open five new hotels in Dubai this year
The hotels to open this year are located in central locations and will appeal to both business and leisure guests
Gulf Air includes bicycles as free baggage allowance for athletes
New policy has been introduced in response to an increasing demand from athletes who fly to attend and participate in various sport events
Emirates to deploy Boeing 777-300ER to Male
Maldivian capital will become the first destination in the South Asian region to be served on a regular basis by the new aircraft
Sri Lanka's bomb carnage casts pall over tourism revival
Arrivals of 2.3 million last year were up by more than 400 percent on 2009 levels
71% tourists to Bahrain ‘prefer hotels to apartments’
Residents from Saudi Arabia were the most frequent travellers to the country in the first quarter
Insights
Cufflinks and the Caribbean: How Virgin Galactic kept space tourists' interest and money
More than 600 people from 58 countries have put down a deposit for a 90-minute flight priced at $250,000, up from $200,000 in 2013
Aviation sector sees increase in flight fatalities
There were 11 fatal accidents with 523 fatalities among passengers and crew in 2018