FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL GROWTH REPORTED BY A NUMBER OF MENA-BASED AIRLINES AMID GLOBAL AIR TRAVEL CHALLENGES, MANY CARRIERS SHOWCASED MODERN ADVANCEMENTS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF SERVICES TO REGIONAL TRAVELLERS, MAINTAINING QUALITY WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON SECURITY MEASURES.

While Emirates remains highly selective of its partners, Etihad Airways has long reaped the benefits of codeshares and equity investments. In 2015, for example, the airline’s equity partners had a core economic contribution of USD141 million and added some USD330 million to Abu Dhabi’s tourism industry.

BUILDING ON THE STRATEGIC LOCATION OF THEIR HOME BASES, GROWING DEMAND FOR AIR TRAVEL AND THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION, MIDDLE EASTERN AIRLINES CONTINUE TO CAPTURE AN

ADIL AL GHAITH is Emirates’ new senior vice president of commercial operations for the Gulf, Middle East and Iran. In this post, he will direct a number of the carrier’s segments in the region.