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From Record Passenger Transit At Abu Dhabi Airport To Saudia Being The Most On-Time Airline; 5 GCC Updates For You

To ensure that you are never behind on all the news updates, we have made a list of some from the region for you.

by Anupriya Mishra
From Record Passenger Transit At Abu Dhabi Airport To Saudia Being The Most On-Time Airline; 5 GCC Updates For You

The GCC region is constantly seeing massive development. As a result, it’s quite difficult to keep up with all of these news pieces. To ensure that you are never behind on all the news updates, we have made a list of some from the region for you. Take a look at them!

GCC Updates

1. HH Khalid Bin Mohammed Approves Launch Of Medeem Center For Family Preparation

Recently, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan approved the launch of Medeem Center for Family Nurturing. His Highness had reviewed the centre services and facilities that support the objectives of Abu Dhabi’s strategy for quality of family life. As it happens, he highlighted the significance of this initiative in fostering the growth and development of emirate families.

2. Abu Dhabi Airports Welcomed 13.9 M Passengers

In the first half of 2024, Abu Dhabi Airports had welcomed 1,39,83,885 passengers. This is an increase by 33.5% as compared to the figures of the same period for 2023. In fact, the Zayed International Airport has alone welcomed 13.7 million passengers in the given period. As it happens, the surge in passenger traffic has also been supported by 24.3% rise in the movement of flights.

3. Saudia Ranks First For On-Time Performance

Saudia has ranked first for its on-time departure and arrival performance, according to a report by Cirium. This is the first time in its history and the milestone has been achieved during the peak travel season. With an average of 520 daily flights, the departure has been on time by 88.73%. It’s worth mentioning that this achievement was realised for the month of June by the airline.

4. Emirates To Add Second A380 Service To Bali

Emirates has announced that it will soon be starting the second daily A380 service to Bali. The flight will be operating from its base in Dubai from September 1 onwards. It’s worth mentioning that this will be in place till October 26 to meet the surge in travel demand to this island.

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5. Diriyah Is Shining Word Of Saudi Leaders

Diriyah which is the birthplace of Saudi Arabia has been added with powerful words of the leaders. King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud are shining bright on the walls of this heritage site. This comes after Saudi Arabia announced its bid to host the FIFA 2034 tournament!

So, with these news updates, we hope you were able to keep up with the new developments.

Cover Image Courtesy: Instagram/abudhabiairport & Saudia

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First Published: August 01, 2024 5:20 PM