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Bloomberg WestJet Airlines Ltd.’s new ultra-low-cost carrier plans to expand to southern locations in the US and Mexico in the second half after it launches with Canada service in June. WestJet is counting on its Swoop brand to fend off a new breed of bargain carriers such as Flair Airlines while the fledgling carrier attempts to take market share from ...

Bloomberg UK airlines’ practice of charging for assigned seats is being scrutinised by regulators amid concerns the policy—which adds as much as 390 million pounds ($550 million) to ticket prices a year—is confusing. An increase in the number of complaints by passengers travelling in groups who are forced to pay to sit together has prompted an examination of “whether consumers ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to inspect the progress of the KhalifaSat project. KhalifaSat is the first satellite to be fully built by Emirati engineers, an achievement that highlights the UAE’s growing expertise in ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced that its preparations to provide the highest levels of healthcare services for Dubai’s Expo 2020 are on the right track. The authority revealed that its preparations are going as planned in line with the country’s vision and Dubai’s strategy and as per the required standards of Expo 2020 Hig- her Preparatory ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Gulf Printing and Packaging, a subsidiary of Al Khat Packaging Co., one of the largest producers of printing and packaging materials in the GCC region, officially inaugurated its new UAE base in Khalifa Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi (KIZAD). With an investment of AED 100 million, the new facility is located in the heart of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko has appreciated the remarkable role played by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in the release of Belarusian citizen Vyachesav Kachura who had been under detention in Libya since 2011. In a message to HH Sheikh ...

SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia on Saturday announced the launch of its inaugural flight to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, adding a second route for travel to the Russian capital. The inaugural flight landed in Sheremetyevo International Airport on Thursday, February 1, at 13:35 local time led by an Air Arabia delegation headed by the airline Group Chief Executive Officer. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Innovation and entrepreneurship platform startAD on Saturday announced it will host a ten-day entrepreneurship programme at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) to provide ten Fintech startups a unique opportunity to pitch their business one-on-one to investors from the UAE. Early-stage Fintech startups based in the UAE are encouraged to apply before the upcoming deadline of February 4, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced a new cooperation and strategic partnership agreement with Medallion Associates LTD. The agreement was signed by His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, and Masood Al Awar, Chairman and CEO of Medallion Associates LTD, in the presence of senior officials from the two companies and a number of ...

Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), on Saturday opened two major bridges as part of the improvement plan of Sheikh Rashid-Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed street intersection. The first bridge on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street comprises two lanes in each direction, and the second is a one-lane bridge stretching from Za’abeel Street towards Sheikh Rashid Street. The ...