Emirates Airlines will add 17 new flights to its Asia Pacific route next month. Beginning in December, the carrier will introduce a fourth daily flight service to Bangkok, a third daily flight service to Sydney, two more flights to Manila, and another service to Jakarta. The Dubai airline said in a statement it will add a total of 17 new flights between December and January, increasing it seat capacity by 13 percent and its total number flights per week to 187.
Richard Jewsbury, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Far East and Australasia, said the Middle East is one of the few regions to record consistent, steady passenger growth, but “Asian markets are rebounding with reports of resurgent traffic at key airports in the region. We are confident of seeing a recovery soon and are introducing additional capacity to serve the increasing demand.”
You would swear this bridge is almost a dead ringer for San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge – in fact it was constructed by the same company in 1966 and is almost as long, stretching at 2.27km. Concerning the unusual name, the bridge was called Salazar after the dictator until the 1974 Revolution of Carnations when a demonstrator separated the ‘Salazar’ and wrote ‘’25 de Abril’ – the new name was a...
This is perhaps one of the strangest landmarks in Karachi. No one is quite sure why it was built. Some say it has paranormal powers to guide alien spacecraft. Others believe that it contains within it some ancient secrets about the city. But the most commonly circulating rumor is that it was built to honour the freemasons, which is apparent from the strange encryptions and patterns on its walls....
the largest, and arguably one of the most famous squares in Berlin. It historically had markets so was an important square for many centuries. In World War II, almost all of the area was bombed but it has been beautifully restored. All public transport lines now have stops here and the TV tower rises up from the center. The Fernsehturm (or TV asparagus, as the Berliners call it) is 368m tall and h...
The largest museum in Bahrain, the National Museum is a must-see for history enthusiasts; it is a goldmine of archaeological discoveries and Bahraini cultural relics. The Museum contains most remarkably, an entire dug up tomb as well as intricately carved seals and Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian writing that assert Bahrain’s trading history. Other treasures include; the dioramas of Bahraini cr...