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Air Canada to resume India flights
The airline said it would resume its daily, non-stop Toronto-Delhi flights on October 1
UAE's dnata offers special baggage services for passengers flying out from Dubai
Customers can check their bags in and receive boarding passes at the dnata store in Dubai Mall
India's Vistara to launch first international flight next month
Vistara will operate two daily flights to Singapore, one each from New Delhi and Mumbai
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque makes top 5 global landmarks
This year’s awards recognised 759 landmarks across 68 countries
Paris on heatwave alert as France braces for scorching weather
Meteo France forecast temperatures in Paris reaching as high as 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday.
Queen Alia Airport introduces 12 new visa processing, purchasing counters
The new visa processing and purchasing counters will be solely designated for non-Jordanian passengers
Careem NOW expands services into Makkah
1.5mln more people are now able to order via the Careem Now app
Musafir.com sees boom in corporate travel, holiday bookings
30% rise in holiday travel bookings for the first half of the year
Emirates Skywards rolls out new special offers this Summer
Miles earned through Emirates Skywards special offers can be redeemed for flights on Emirates, flydubai and other partner airlines
Oman Air launches Renaissance Day offers
The offer can be booked from July 22 to August 3 with travel validity between September 1 and May 20, 2020
Insights
Singapore Airlines reroutes back to Malaysia
Singapore Airlines plans to deepen ties with its struggling Kuala Lumpur rival
Electric planes start small as industry wrestles with emissions
UBS predicts demand for $178billion in green aviation technologies by 2040 as they become more mainstream.
For Gulf economies, Chinese outbound tourism holds passport to riches
The number of Chinese tourists traveling to GCC countries is forecast to jump 81% between 2018 and 2022