Singapore Airlines (SIA), one of the world’s biggest premier airlines, ruled out adding new destinations and increasing the frequencies of routes in the GCC region. Richard Lee, Gulf General Manager for SIA, explained “In the Gulf, at this point of time, we are more into a consolidation phase as we have just emerged from a very tough half year in 2009.”
Lee talked about SIA’s plans on the sidelines of a media roundtable introducing the carrier’s new daily Airbus A330-300 from Abu Dhabi to Singapore beginning on March 29th. He said currently SIA has no plans to expand further in the Middle East until it is certain that current capacity is well utilized.
The Gold Reef City Theme Park is a great place to have some fun. From roller coasters to a giant Ferris wheel, it has everything and is a real treat for kids! Address: Gold Reef City, Ormonde, 8km (5 miles) from city centre Telephone: +27 (0)11 248 6800 Website: http://www.goldreefcity.co.za/ Opening hours: Tues-Sun 0930-1700 ...
Address: entrance at the north end of Naqsh e Jahan Square, stretches to the old Friday Mosque Timings: Saturdays to Thursdays 9am to 8pm It is said that the best place to truly experience authentic culture within a city is to head to the lowliest sprawling open-air markets. This is especially the case with Isfahan, where the Grand Bazaar, also called the Qaiseriyyah Bazaar and the Bazaa...
Located on a hill at Kota Batu road, this museum has an excellent display in the Islamic Art Gallery and a large and impressive collection of Korans filled with beautiful calligraphy and clever craftsmanship. Other galleries have bronze and natural history exhibitions. Not far away from the museum are the tombs of Sharif Ali, the third sultan of Brunei, and Sultan Bolkiah, the fifth sultan of Brun...
Stanley Market and Beach is the place with more traditional style artifacts available. There are some exclusive restaurants in this area too. ...