UAE: Fly Dubai Expands To Georgia, Azerbaijan, Montenegro

Flydubai has announced the addition of three new destinations for the upcoming summer season.

Batumi in Georgia, Qabala in Azerbaijan and Tivat in Montenegro are the latest destinations to join flydubai’s growing network and will operate from June to September 2017.

Following the launch of its latest popular destination, Bangkok, at the end of 2016, flydubai continues to diversify its network with the addition of more popular summer destinations for passengers from Dubai and across the region.

Flydubai will be the first carrier to offer direct flights from the UAE to Qabala and Tivat, and the first from Dubai to Batumi. GCC nationals will not need a visa to any of these three new destinations, while UAE residents will receive visa on arrival.

“We would like to thank the authorities in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Montenegro for making it easier for the residents of the UAE and GCC to visit these countries by facilitating their visa requirements,” said Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer at flydubai, commenting on the announcement.

“We continue to look for opportunities to further expand our network and offer our passengers more options to travel especially for the summer holiday season. These popular new routes will complement our existing comprehensive network and will be a gateway to explore this part of the region,” added Al Ghaith.

Supported by new aircraft deliveries in 2017, flydubai continues to widen its network, which comprises 93 destinations in 44 countries spanning from Yekaterinburg in the north, Bangkok in the east, Zanzibar in the south and Prague in the west.

Batumi, which will be served by three flights a week, will be flydubai’s second destination in Georgia following Tbilisi. Qabala, which will be served by two fights a week, is flydubai’s second point in Azerbaijan after Baku. The start of two weekly flights to Tivat will mark flydubai’s first entry to Montenegro following the successful promotional trip that was held in October 2016 in partnership with Porto Montenegro.

“We are confident that the demand for these new summer flights will be strong in both Business and Economy Class. The interest in affordable, popular and off-the-beaten-track holiday destinations continues to grow especially from the GCC markets and these routes offer alternative options for those seeking a beach holiday or city breaks,” said Jeyhun Efendi, senior vice president commercial (UAE, EU, ME, CIS) at flydubai.

Batumi, Georgia
Flydubai will operate three weekly flights between Dubai and Batumi from June 22 to September 30, 2017 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Batumi is the second largest city in Georgia, located on the coast of the Black Sea in the country's southwest region. Tivat, MontenegroBatumi is a popular tourist destination known for its bustling seaside resorts during the warm months of the summer. The city is also an important sea port with thriving shipbuilding, food processing and light manufacturing industries.

Qabala, Azerbaijan
Flydubai will operate two weekly flights between Dubai and Qabala from June 22 to September 17, 2017 on Thursdays and Sundays.

Qabala, also known as Gabala, is the capital of the Gabala District one of the richest archeological and historic regions of Azerbaijan. Qabala is considered a popular tourist destination due to the combination of a mild climate, woods along the mountains, excellent wildlife and recreational resorts.

Tivat, Montenegro
Flydubai will operate two weekly flights between Dubai and Tivat from 23 June to 25 September 2017 on Mondays and Fridays.

Already a popular tourist resort, Tivat is set to become a nautical tourism centre for the southern Adriatic. This coastal town in southwest Montenegro is renowned for its pleasant climate and natural beauty and is conveniently located a short drive away from Dubrovnik in Croatia and Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

KENYA: More Airlines To Fly Tourists To Coast

New airlines set to bring tourists to Coast A number of airlines from Arab states have shown interest in flying to Mombasa, tourism officials have revealed.

Heritage Group of Hotels CEO Mohamed Hersi said yesterday that already, low-cost carrier Fly Dubai has received a licence to start flights to Mombasa. “This news cannot have come at a more opportune time than this when Kenyan tourism is in the recovery phase.
We hope to see traffic loads from the potential rich Gulf region with flights operated by Fly Dubai,” Mr Hersi said.

He was addressing a tourism consultative forum organised by Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC), Coast branch, at the Voyager Beach Resort and Spa.

Hersi said other airlines that could begin flying to Mombasa included award winning Emirates Airlines whose top managers were in Mombasa recently at the invitation of Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, and Air Arabia. “We will not sit pretty but will continue lobbying for more scheduled flights to touch down in Mombasa as we seek to grow our tourism numbers,” said Hersi, who is also the chairman of Kenya Coast Tourist Association.

UAE: Fly Dubai Recruitment

Fly Dubai
Cabin Crew (UK) Assessment Centre
The Cabin Crew Member is responsible to the Senior Cabin Crew Member, working as part of the cabin crew team, taking individual responsibility for the cabin operation and the associated customer experience. The Cabin Crew Member is also responsible for the safe and consistent delivery of a quality onboard service in accordance with company and regulatory policies and procedures. Major Areas of Responsibility • Is responsible for safety and standards throughout the cabin.
• Maintain Cabin Crew Qualification
• Ensure compliance with company policy/procedures in accordance with flydubai Operations Manuals.
• Maintaining consistently high onboard standards
• Ensure sales targets are met/exceeded
• Shows willingness to take and accept responsibility for crew/customers. Takes the initiative to address difficult issues.
• Contribute to Cabin Crews delivery of On Time Performance
• Contribute to Cabin Crews delivery of Customer Service
• Striving to maintain Operational Excellence and Efficiency
• Responsible for cash taken during the flight
Qualifications:

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Job Requirements

• Aged 21 years minimum
• Height 5’2’’
• Physically fit
• Educated to high school level
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written (fluency in Arabic or another language would also be an advantage)
• Able to deal with passengers professionally in a customer facing and sales role
• A valid passport allowing you to travel freely
• Excellent team player with the ability to communicate with many nationalities
• Proud to wear the uniform & wear it well
• No visible tattoos
• Able to swim minimum 25 meters and in deep water without the need of flotation aid/lifejacket
• Motivated, reliable, hardworking
• Passionate, friendly & fun!

Education and Experience

• High school diploma is essential
• International aviation experience is an advantage
• 1 year experience in customer service or sales

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the Cabin Crew will be operating in the aircraft cabin environment for extended periods of time. They are required to have a company ID and it is a requirement to have a good knowledge of the hazards the airside environment presents. He/she will also be operating the aircraft in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius and as high as 50 degree Celsius and will be required to fly at anytime during a 24 hour period subject to GCAA flight time limitations. There are multiple hazards when operating aircraft and the employee will be required to take all steps necessary to mitigate those hazards as far as possible. The employee may be required to operate in environments and countries designated at war zones.

To apply for this position please click on the weblink below :

http://careers.flydubai.com/jobs/cabin-crew-uk-assessment-centre-162

TANZANIA: Etihad Airways Lands In Tanzania

ETIHAD Airbus A320 aircraft receives a ceremonial water cannon salute as it taxis at Terminal II of Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday after it launched daily flights to Tanzania

ETIHAD Airways, the Abu Dhabi-registered airline, launched its daily flights to Tanzania on Tuesday, adding to the list a growing of Middle East carriers eyeing Tanzanian and African airspace.

The airline touched down at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday and received a ceremonial water cannon salute. It will be operating daily nonstop flights connecting the business city of Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Dar es Salaam.

The daily flights will be operated with Airbus A320 aircraft and set to attract more passengers from Tanzania and its neighbouring states. Etihad Airways joins the list of a growing number of Middle East registered airlines lobbying East African skies.

Dar es Salaam will be Etihad Airways’ 110th destination globally and its 11th destination in Africa and the Indian Ocean, reports from the airline’s head office in Abu Dhabi said. The flights will be connecting the Tanzanian capital with 45 destinations across the Middle East, Europe, the Indian Subcontinent, North and Southern Asia and Australia through daily flights, the Etihad report said.

Taking advantage of the fast-growing air connection between East Africa and the Middle East, Tanzania is lobbying tourists and travel trade investments from the Gulf States and the rest of the Arab World.

A team of tourist business stakeholders and marketing officials from Tanzania visited Dubai and other Middle East states last year, looking for potential tourists and investors in tourism from the Gulf States and invited them to invest in Tanzania’s fast-growing tourist industry, taking advantage of the Middle East airlines new routes.

Tanzania Tourist Board had launched marketing campaigns to attract visitors from the Gulf States through these airlines. Hotel and accommodations, hunting and camping safaris are areas of tourist investment and the Tanzania Tourist Board is looking to market them in the Gulf States.

Although the number of Arab tourists to East Africa is not as big as the European and American holidaymakers, there has been a notable number of hunting tourists from the Middle East to Tanzania and the rest of East Africa. About 15,000 tourists from the Gulf visit East Africa every year.

Although small in numbers, East African nations are taking advantage of the Middle East-registered airlines to be a lifeline for Arab-speaking holidaymakers. Airlines registered in Middle Eastern states that are flying to Tanzania include Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways, Oman Air, Turkish Airlines and Fly Dubai, which are the most competitive over Tanzania’s airspace.

Middle East-registered airlines have taken over the Tanzanian airspace from the traditional European-based airlines which had pulled out their flights between key European cities and Dar es Salaam.

Among European carriers that pulled their flights out of Tanzania are SAS (Scandinavian), Sabena, Air France, Lufthansa, Aeroflot (Russia), Alitalia and British Airways.

TANZANIA: Low Cost Fastjet To Fly Johanesburg To Spice Island Of Zanzibar From Jan 2016

The new routing will take into account the growing demand for vacations by South Africans for Zanzibar.

The routing of the flight will therefore be in conjunction with the daily service from Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam, continuing on to the Spice Island after a brief stop in Tanzania’s commercial capital.

This will peg Fastjet against South Africa’s Mango which presently flies twice a week nonstop on the route. Tourism stakeholders on Zanzibar have warmly welcomed the move, which is due for a formal announcement soon. More flights means more seats, helping to fill the beds in the many new resorts which have sprung up of late but also in established properties.

Zanzibar has two key tourism components, culture and history, best explored from the Stone Town hotels like the Zanzibar Serena, where heritage and contemporary blends best, though there are other hotels too inside the UNESCO World Heritage site, including some more recent arrivals by international brand names.

The other component is of course the vacation element on the award winning beaches which ring the island from one end to the other and across.

From there, as well as from the Stone Town hotels, can visits be made to the famous plantations where spices are grown for export and domestic consumption or the slave trade sites of old as Zanzibar was one of the main market places for African slaves along the Eastern African seaboard.

Zanzibar is connected by air to Dar es Salaam via Coastal Aviation, Auric Air and Precision Air with flights lasting less than half an hour, to Nairobi with Kenya Airways and to other more distant destinations by Qatar Airways, Fly Dubai, Condor and Ethiopian, among others.