Government-owned Emirates Airline said today the global financial crisis will not curb the airline's expansion plans, reported Reuters. Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum was quoted as saying, 'we have no problem in our aircraft financing,' while he visited the Cityscape property exhibition in Dubai.

The number of passengers RJ transported increased from 255.000 in August 2007 to 295.000 in August this year, a 16% increase.

Moreover, the seat factor grew from 81% to 82% for the same month. The number of departures performed by RJ aircraft on its network, which counts 56 destinations, went up by 13%, hence the number of departures increased from 2,976 flights in August 2007 to 3,364 flights last August.

The emergence of the low cost airline industry as a star industry in its own right, both globally and on the regional level in the Middle East and North Africa region, is the subject of the 'Low Cost Airlines World MENA' conference, taking place 3-5 November in Al Ain, UAE.

SITA, the specialist provider of IT solutions to airlines and airports, today said there is overwhelming evidence from passengers surveyed at six of the world's busiest airports across five continents, that self-service is fast becoming the norm for passengers from Atlanta to Moscow and that the main challenge to even broader adoption of 'do-it-yourself' travel management is baggage.

The SITA/Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service Survey takes an in-depth look at the attitudes and habits of a representative sample of the 232 million passengers who use the following leading international airports: Hartsfield-Jackson, Atlanta; Mumbai International; Charles de Gaulle, Paris; Moscow Domodedovo; Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil; and Johannesburg. The data is extracted from interviews with 2,143 passengers conducted at the departure gates earlier this year.

Designed with the capability to handle 43 million passengers a year when fully operational, Emirates Terminal 3, scheduled to open on 14th October 2008, promises travellers the perfect start to an amazing journey from this avant-garde airport.

Announcing the results, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau's Middle East Office confirmed that the strongest growth was registered from the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait.

Among the other markets that were a major source of tourists to Sri Lanka during the nine month period included France, Finland, Norway, Japan Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, India, Australia and New Zealand.

DUBAI, UAE - International expatriate insurance specialist William Russell and Dubai Insurance have launched a bespoke international health insurance service for Gulf-based companies with more than 50 expatriate employees which allows large companies to tailor their cover to meet their exact requirements.

DUBAI, UAE - After more than a decade of Safe & Sound, the message of preventing breast cancer and promoting early detection is stronger than ever.

BurJuman's Safe and Sound 2008-2009 campaign will see increased community participation as well as a comprehensive range of events which has made it the most commendable community awareness program in the Middle East.

The latest available statistics from the Ministry of Health state that between 1998-2002, there were 140 breast cancer cases in the UAE, making it the single most commonly occurring cancer among the UAE population. These statistics also revealed that breast cancer accounts for 22.8%

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai World, deeply committed to humanitarian campaigns and social welfare activities, announced that it will sponsor a gala event to be hosted by Kids with HIV Foundation, the Cape Town-based charitable organisation, to raise funds for HIV-affected children in South Africa.

The exclusive event, which includes a major auction, will be held at Mina Al Salam Hotel in Dubai on October 25, 2008 and will be attended by a number of dignitaries and celebrities.

ABU DHABI, UAE - Since the inception of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month program in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled in many countries for women 40 years of age or older and breast cancer deaths have declined.

This is exciting progress, but there are still women who do not take advantage of early detection opportunities and others who do not get screening mammograms or clinical breast exams at regular intervals. The main objective of Breast Cancer Awareness Month is to increase public awareness about the disease, educate women on the importance of early detection, and encourage as many women as possible to get tested.

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai will host a two-day international conference during 15-16 October 2008 on learning disability among children with the objective of raising awareness about this crucial issue affecting thousands of children around the world and exploring how to help students succeed in secondary and post-secondary education.

The 2nd GCC Learning Disability Conference (LDC), organised by Dubai-based Ishara Consultants under the auspices of UAE Ministry of Education at Dubai Women's Association auditorium, is intended to produce a blueprint of action to help governments and educational institutions design curriculum, evolve interventional methods and build up training resources to address the problems of under-achievers.
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