Articles tagged “qatar airways”

No airline has succeeded in linking the entire African continent, although many have tried. Now, with a multi-million dollar investment from Qatar Airways, RwandAir hopes to build a continent-spanning network.

From sanitizing robots to unmanned ground vehicles, airlines and public facilities in the Middle East have become fixated on innovation. Despite the push for new, contactless tech, travel across the region still couldn't weather the storm of Covid-19.

Many people remain stranded far from home because they can't get transit flights onward to their final destinations. So it's good news for many workers and families that Emirates and Etihad are restarting transit flights through hub airports in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

The three largest U.S. carriers say Air Italy competes unfairly. But it is highly unlikely the airline is breaking any U.S. or EU laws. If the U.S. airlines want to break Air Italy, they'll have to do it the old-fashioned way — through ruthless competition.

Oneworld might have a shiny new brand identity but it should probably spend its time now trying to smooth things over with one of its key airline members.