Dubai International Airport (DXB) continues to be the world’s busiest airport by international passenger numbers for the eighth consecutive year after clocking 29.1 million in annual traffic in 2021. The airport’s annual traffic exceeded forecasts for the year by more than half a million passengers, on the back of a...

Sixteen people including foreigners were injured in Saudi Arabia when the kingdom destroyed a drone launched against an airport by Yemeni rebels, the Saudi-led coalition said Monday.

Abu Dhabi International Airport has welcomed 5.26 million visitors in 2021 thanks to a fourth-quarter surge that saw 2.43 million, which equates to 46 percent of the full year's passenger numbers, pass through the UAE capital's hub. Compared to 2020, which saw traffic of around 5.57 million passengers, there was...

DWC Airport in Dubai will host the MEBAA Show, a business aviation platform, from 6-8 December 2022. The event will showcase the latest trends, insights, innovation and commercial opportunities shaping the future of business aviation and private flying in the Middle East and globally. Several international companies have already signed...

Saudi Arabia recorded a growth in air cargo traffic during 2021 compared to 2020, with the total air cargo until the end of December of 2021 amounting to more than 653,000 tons. The civil aviation sector is working to contribute to supporting the field of air freight and enabling the...

Fragments fell to the ground after the interception of the drone over Abha International Airport, which has previously been targeted in similar assaults by the Houthi rebels. The injured included citizens of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, the Philippines and Sri Lanka as well as two Saudis.

Iran's foreign ministry on Saturday condemned a rocket attack against Baghdad airport that took place the previous day as an act that seeks to "destabilize" Iraq.

Six rockets were fired Friday at the Iraqi capital's airport, causing damage but no casualties, security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks the US blames on Iran-linked militias. The rockets hit Baghdad International Airport's runways or parking areas, a source at the interior ministry said, noting that...

Istanbul Airport closed on Monday for the first time since it took over from the old Ataturk Airport as the global hub of Turkish Airlines in 2019.

Europe's busiest airport shut down in Istanbul while schools and vaccination centers closed in Athens as a rare snowstorm blanketed swathes of the eastern Mediterranean region.

Dubai Airport Show 2022, to be held in May, will showcase a diverse range of innovative products and will provide a glimpse of investments planned by the world's airports until 2040.

The heads of the largest US airlines warned of a "catastrophic disruption" to travel and shipping if telecom firms rolled out their 5G technology as planned on Wednesday.

The United Arab Emirates threatened reprisals against Yemen's Houthi rebels after suspected drone strikes killed three people in Abu Dhabi on Monday. "The UAE reserves the right to respond to these terrorist attacks and this heinous criminal escalation," a foreign ministry statement said.

The overall deal is expected to help support Ras Al Khaimah’s strategic plans to expand its travel and tourism landscape.

Abu Dhabi Airports marked the 40th anniversary of the inauguration of Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) on Sunday, local media reports said. "Abu Dhabi International Airport has connected the world to Abu Dhabi for 40 years and fueled the emirate’s emergence as a leading destination for tourism, trade and commerce,”...

Flights into the rebel-held capital Sanaa have been largely halted by a blockade since August 2016, but there have been exemptions for aid flights. However, Sanaa airport was closed for several days in December after the Saudi-led coalition pounded it with airstrikes.

Turkey and Qatar on Monday raised the possibility of jointly operating Afghanistan's Taliban-controlled airport, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off for two days of talks in Doha.

Travel links with and within Libya were severely disrupted by the 2011 revolt that overthrew dictator Moamer Gadhafi.

It has set up operations in Zanzibar with $7m investment.

King Abdullah of Jordan, accompanied by his wife, Queen Rania Al Abdullah, arrived in the UAE on a state visit.

The airline cited the Belarus-Poland border crisis as a reason.

Saudi Arabian Airlines has been the least complained about airline in the kingdom during October 21, followed by Flyadeal. For every 100,000 passengers, Saudi Arabian Airlines received seven complaints and it had a complaint-processing rate of 82 percent. At 16 complaints per 100,000 passengers, Flyadeal came second. It had a...

The deal is valued at AED1.1 billion ($300 million).

Kuwait International Airport will gradually operate commercial flights for all aviation companies.

On the inaugural day of GITEX Technology Week 2021, Dubai Customs launched I-Box smart lockers for storing commercial items or valuable cargo carried on by inbound transit passengers. Travelers can keep their valuable goods in the lockers at the airport customs center on arrival without paying duty and collect them...

In order to cater to growing demand for charter planes, RoyalJet, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi-owned RoyalJet Group, has expanded its presence in the UAE by adding Dubai as its new operating base.

An international commercial flight touched down in the Afghan capital on Monday, the first since the Taliban retook power last month.

A technical team has landed in Kabul to discuss the resumption of airport operations after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, according to a source. "While no final agreement has been reached regarding providing technical assistance, Qatar's technical team has initiated this discussion based on the other side's request. Talks are...

After the complete withdrawal of the US forces, questions remain as to who will run the security of the airport and operate the logistics. The Taliban have insisted they want to keep the civilian airport open, but without guarantees over security, commercial airlines simply won't operate out of Kabul.

Taliban fighters swept into the airport and fired weapons into the sky in jubilation as the last of the American troops left on Monday night.

Tourists will have to do a mandatory RTPCR test on arrival, according to the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority.

The US State Department warning is unusually specific, mentions several gates that should be vacated immediately.

Alert officials of the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam have seized more than 2.6 kilograms of cocaine into Saudi Arabia while it was being smuggled into the kingdom

The United Arab Emirates has cancelled all flights to Afghanistan, after Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul was overrun by thousands of residents desperate to flee the capital.

Taliban on Sunday took control of capital Kabul as Afghan forces, trained for years and equipped by the US and others at a cost of billions of dollars, melted away. President Ashraf Ghani wrote in a Facebook post that he had left the country to avoid clashes with the Taliban...

More than a million passengers are expected to arrive at Dubai International (DXB) over the next 11 days in what could be the aviation hub’s busiest weekends so far this year.

Dubai airport is expecting a heavy inflow of passengers with the UAE’s announcement that there would be an easing of travel restrictions from African and Asian countries.

Keeping the air hub safe from advancing Taliban forces became a major issue after US President Joe Biden ordered all troops out of Afghanistan by the end of next month.  

Emirates flight EK213 was welcomed by Miami International Airport with a water cannon salute, and drew in an audience of passengers, aviation fans and guests 

Ankara is seeking "financial, political and logistical support" from the US and the NATO to carry out the fraught task amidst the ongoing Taliban advances in the country.

The attack took place at around 1930 GMT but caused no injuries or major damage Since the start of the year, dozens of attacks have targeted US interests in the country Explosive-laden drones attacked the international airport in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil late on Tuesday, close to the...

The government would provide thirty-five percent of the investments The rest of it, sixty-five percent, will come from the private sector Saudi Arabia expects to generate $150 billion from investments in public transportation, railways, and airport expansion in the next ten years. According to the kingdom’s transport and logistical services...

New airport would serve as base for new airline planned by country’s sovereign wealth fund Kingdom’s goal is to attract 100m tourists a year by 2030   Saudi Arabia is considering building a new airport that would serve as a base for a new airline the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund...

*Passengers from Green List destinations only need PCR testing upon arrival at Abu Dhabi Airport *Green List countries will be regularly updated based on international developments The Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has issued the updated list of 'green' destinations people can travel from if...

AED275m towards the construction of an airport in Jebel and AED 92m for hybrid power plant

The airport kicked out London Heathrow from the top spot

The move will see Ras Al Khaimah welcome flights from Kyiv twice a week Travelers from Ukraine will receive complimentary return PCR testing A strategic agreement between Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) and Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has paved the way for direct commercial flights from Ukraine to...