Emirate of Ajman to build an international airport
Ajman International Airport will be built on an area of 50 million square meters by 2011. The total cost of the project is at least US $ 3.3 billion. According to the plan, 65% of the new airport’s capabilities will be used to service air cargo carriers, the remaining 35% - passenger. The construction of the first phase of the airport will take 18 months. It will include: runway, main terminal building, aviation school, aviation workshops, free economic zone and 90 high-rise commercial buildings.
Rak Airways plans to go public
The newly-made emirate airline RAK Airways, which made its first flight from the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah to Dhaka on November 29, announced plans for an initial public offering. Captain Khalid Almir, executive director of RAK Airways, told the press that until the airline has determined the final volume of the shares for public offering, but will do so in the near future so that they can enter the securities market over the next two to three years.
Qatar Airways starts flying to Ahmedabad
Qatar’s Qatar Airways launched flights to the Indian city of Ahmedabad on December 13, 2007. India's sixth largest city has become the eighth destination of Qatar Airways in the subcontinent. For daily flights between Doha and Ahmedabad, Qatar Airways uses an Airbus A320 with a capacity of up to 144 passengers.
Jet airways expands its presence in the Gulf region
Starting January 5, 2008, the Indian airline Jet Airways added four new flights to its portfolio: Jet Airways will operate twice a day on the direct route Kuwait - Cochin and Bahrain - Cochin, and once a day on the route Kuwait - Delhi and Bahrain - Mumbai Most likely, from January 5, direct communication between the Qatari Doha and the Indian cities of Mumbai and Calcutta will also be open. Most of Jet Airways flights are operated by Boeing 737-800s.
