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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Airlines has issued a strong denial to reports in local newspapers that it will close several departments for a day on May 28. Operations will run as normal, MAS said in a statement.
SYDNEY – Almost 40 per cent of all visitors stopping over in Guangzhou under a new 72-hour visa-free policy introduced in August last year were from Australia and New Zealand, according to Guangzhou Tourism Director-General, Zhu Li.
NEW DELHI - Air India will inaugurate flights between New Delhi (Indira Gandhi airport) and Rome (Fiumicino, Leonardo da Vinci airport) and Milan (Malpensa airport) from June 6, utilizing its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft in a two class configuration of 18 business class and 238 economy class.
NEW DELHI – Air India is set to add Moscow, Rome and Milan to its international network as more of the airline’s new Dreamliner fleet are delivered into service. The new services to Europe will complement existing flights to London, Frankfurt and Paris.
HONG KONG - Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will open its third property in Europe, the Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London, on May 6. The first high-rise hotel in London, it is located on the historic South Bank of the River Thames, in a new 306-metre-high, glass-clad building known as The Shard, London.
TOKYO - SriLankan Airlines will become a full member of oneworld from Thursday May 1 - the first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to become part of any global airline alliance. The national airline of Sri Lanka has received clearance to board oneworld after successfully completing a review of its readiness conducted by Cathay Pacific Airways, which is sponsoring its entry into the alliance.