travel industry

Businessmen say thousands could be unemployed if agents can’t continue operations

Qatar Airways employees 133 per aircraft, Turkish Airlines 94, Emirates 231 and Etihad 211

Travel demand picking up gradually with the resumption of flights

Addresses public grievances

No employees will be furloughed

Decision comes on top of 6,000 redundancies already announced

Washington says bloc has not done enough but signals willingness to find solution

Airline says it has negotiated deal with stakeholders for consensual recapitalisation

On Friday, its stock fell more than 4% following the Reuters story on the rights issue

Hopes to bring jet to market as travel rebounds after downturn caused by pandemic

In Pakistan, Emirates SkyCargo offers cargo capacity on 39 weekly flights

Regulator tells court licences of 54 pilots with dubious credentials being re-verified

Grants interim bails to three accused of attacking police, aiding suspects in fleeing

EU regulator says 40% of pilot licences issued by CAA are either falsified or not compliant with ICAO

It could take two to three years for commercial airline travel to return to the level prior to the coronavirus crisis

Also considers securing special emergency funding from Development Bank of Japan 

April 24 deadline for closing had been baked into the deal since early last year

Tourism industry executives cautioned that there are other drags on foreign travel besides Trump