Daily Akasa Air Flight To Riyadh Launched

Indian low-cost airline Akasa Air has added a new international destination to its ever-expanding network. From June 15, 2024, the carrier launched a daily flight linking Mumbai with Riyadh. The outbound flight – QP 0567 – departs Mumbai at 20:05 and lands in Riyadh at 21:55. After an hour’s wait, the return service – QP 0568 – leaves the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 22:55 and arrives in India’s financial capital at 05:35 the next day. All times mentioned are local.

Riyadh has become the third international destination for Akasa Air. The airline’s first overseas destination was Doha, Qatar, where it commenced flight operations in March of this year. The carrier is also accepting bookings for Jeddah, KSA. In the coming months, Akasa Air will add more international locations to its route map. It has already garnered traffic rights to Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Medina.

Akasa Air operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet. It has 24 aircraft in its fleet and another 202 on order. Of those, 150 were ordered in January 2024.

Air India Connects Vijayawada With Mumbai Directly

Under new ownership, Air India has been busy going from strength to strength. The latest development that furthers the cause comes from Vijayawada, the second-largest city in Andhra Pradesh. From there, Air India has launched direct daily flights to Mumbai. Besides strengthening the links between the cities, the nonstop service will provide passengers with more options to reach Maharashtra’s capital, a significant connecting point for several international carriers offering flights to the North Americas, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

An aircraft from the Airbus A320 family will depart Mumbai at 15:55, carrying flight number AI598, and land in Vijayawada at 17:45. The return service—AI599—will leave Vijayawada at 19:10 and arrive in Mumbai at 21:00.

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SalamAir Confirms Two New Flights To Pakistan

Muscat-headquartered low-cost airline SalamAir has announced the addition of two new destinations in Pakistan. Starting July 8, 2024, the carrier will operate five weekly flights to Islamabad. Then, beginning the following day, three weekly services to Lahore will further strengthen the airline’s reach in the subcontinent region. Besides these two cities, SalamAir operates weekly services to four other destinations in Pakistan.

The airline recently introduced services to Cairo and Delhi. It also bolstered its seasonal calendar with flights to Tirana, Baku, and Almaty. During the Khareef season, SalamAir links Salalah with Bahrain, Fujairah, and Sohar.

Kleindienst Group to build floating residences and a Giga-yacht in Ras Al Khaimah

Global construction conglomerate Kleindienst Group has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RAK Ports to establish a maritime facility comprising floating residences and GCC’s first in-house built Giga-yacht in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. This mega shipyard will be divided into four sections with the first one christened as the ‘Viking’ section. It will comprise the design and construction of a 144-meter giga-yacht, the first ever of its kind to be built outside of Europe. With this feat, Ras Al Khaimah will become the fourth region after the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy, to be capable of building a giga-yacht. The second section, also known as the “Coral Garden”, focuses on a first-of-its-kind underwater living experience in the form of the Floating Seahorse Villas, the Floating Venice resort, the Floating Lido hotel, floating solar systems. The “Tug” section would be dedicated to handle the construction of barges, supply, and transportation vessels and “Ferry” for passenger transportation, fishing boats, as well as sailing and diving boats. Josef Kleindienst, Founder and Chairman of Kleindienst Group, stated, “We are extremely grateful to the UAE Rulers, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; as well as, His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, who have created a business-friendly ecosystem for the enhancement of extremely innovative maritime, tourism, and hospitality projects.”