Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Qatar Airways intends A380 Airbus to stay grounded for years

Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways doesn’t anticipate utilizing its Airbus A380s for a minimum of the following two years, its CEO said on Monday, longer than a past projection for the super-jumbos to eventually return to service in 2021. The catastrophic economic effect of the corona virus crisis has made the state-owned airline parked its 10 A380s. Akbar … Read more

Emirates to increase passenger services to Pakistan from August 10

Emirates has announced that it will increase its passenger services to/from Pakistan from 10 August, providing customers with enhanced connectivity via Dubai to more than 70 destinations within its existing network. The airline is set to increase its flight frequency to/from Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and Sialkot; and resume passenger services to Peshawar-providing greater access to … Read more

Emirates offers to cover quarantine, COVID-19 medical costs for passengers

Emirates medical expenses

Emirates has become the world’s first airline to cover medical expenses and quarantine costs of its passengers if they contract the coronavirus during their trip.

The airline will pay for medical expenses up to Rs2 billion and quarantine costs of up to (Rs19,518 for 14 days if passengers are away from home and contract the infection.

The facility will be available to customers from this month till October. It’s valid for 31 days from the moment the passengers set foot on the plane.

This way passengers can continue to have the benefit even if they travel ahead from their Emirates destination.

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Emirates laying off pilots & cabin crew, plans to cut more jobs

Emirates medical expenses

Emirates, one of the world’s biggest airlines, will lay off more pilots and cabin crew on Wednesday, sources said. An Emirates spokeswoman declined to comment beyond the airline’s statement on Tuesday that some employees had been laid off. No further details were provided. As the deadly Coronavirus outbreak has reached its on the upper levels … Read more

Emirates’ special flight repatriates 251 Pakistanis from Dubai

Emirates medical expenses

After the government has allowed Emirates to operate special flights from Dubai to Pakistan, the airline carrying 251 passengers arrived at Islamabad. Emirates had been permitted to operate Dubai-Islamabad flight to bring back stranded Pakistanis. The special flight EK-613 carrying 251 Pakistanis arrived at Islamabad International Airport and later departed for Dubai. All the passengers … Read more

Emirates to raise debt as the travel recovery is 18 months away

Emirates

Dubai-owned airlines, Emirates decides to raise debt in order to help through Coronavirus crisis that has grappled almost every business including global travel. Emirates also warned that the recovery to overcome economic disasters will take at least 18 months. It also reported a 21% profit rise for its financial year. Emirates, however, did not mention … Read more